और्वोपाख्यानम्
Aurva Episode: Restoration of Sight and Restraint of World-Destructive Anger
ते त्वगच्छन्नहोरात्रात् तीर्थ सोमाश्रयायणम् | आसेदु: पुरुषव्यात्रा गज्ञायां पाण्डुनन्दना:,एक दिन और एक रात चलकर वे नरश्रेष्ठ पाण्डव गंगाजीके तटपर सोमाश्रयायण नामक तीर्थमें जा पहुँचे
te tv agacchann ahorātrāt tīrtha-somāśrayāyaṇam | āseduḥ puruṣavyāghrā gaṅgāyāṃ pāṇḍu-nandanāḥ ||
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वैशम्पायन उवाच
The verse highlights the dharmic value of seeking tīrthas: disciplined travel and arrival at a sacred place symbolize turning one’s effort toward purification, right conduct, and alignment with dharma.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Pāṇḍavas, after a continuous day-and-night journey, arrive at the Somāśrayāyaṇa tīrtha situated on the bank of the river Gaṅgā.