Shloka 28
अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः
Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage
यत्र नारायणो देव: परमात्मा सनातन: । तत्र कृत्स्नं जगत् सर्व तीर्थान्यायतनानि च,वहाँ महाभाग एवं महातेजस्वी देवता तथा महर्षि प्रतेदिन जाकर अमित प्रभावशाली भगवान् नारायणको नमस्कार करते हैं। जहाँ सनातन परमात्मा भगवान् नारायण विराजमान हैं वहाँ सम्पूर्ण जगत् है और समस्त तीर्थ तथा देवालय हैं
yatra nārāyaṇo devaḥ paramātmā sanātanaḥ | tatra kṛtsnaṃ jagat sarvaṃ tīrthāny āyatanāni ca ||
Dhaumya disse: “Onde quer que o deus Nārāyaṇa—eterno, o Ser Supremo—habite, ali está presente o universo inteiro. Nesse mesmo lugar estão contidos todos os tīrthas e todos os santuários.”
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the presence of Nārāyaṇa sanctifies a place absolutely: where the eternal Supreme Self is, the entirety of sacred merit—equivalent to all tīrthas and shrines—is present. Devotion to the divine source is presented as the highest, most comprehensive form of pilgrimage and worship.
Dhaumya is instructing his listeners by praising Nārāyaṇa’s all-pervading sanctity. He frames a theological point within the Vana Parva’s pilgrimage-and-austerity atmosphere: rather than seeking holiness only by traveling, one recognizes that the Lord’s abode (and remembrance) contains the essence of all holy places.