Shloka 103
मयेन सभानिर्माणम्
Maya’s Construction of the Assembly Hall
द्रष्ट भागीरथी गद्भामुवास बहुला: समा: । “वहीं हिरण्यशृंग नामक महामणिमय विशाल पर्वत है, जहाँ रमणीय बिन्दुसर नामक तीर्थ है। वहीं राजा भगीरथने भागीरथी गंगाका दर्शन करनेके लिये बहुत वर्षोतक (तपस्या करते हुए) निवास किया था
dṛṣṭā bhāgīrathī gaṅgā bhāmuvāsa bahulāḥ samāḥ | tatra hiraṇyaśṛṅga-nāmakaḥ mahāmaṇimayaḥ viśālaḥ parvataḥ, yatra ramaṇīyaṃ bindusara-nāmakaṃ tīrtham | tatra rājā bhagīrathaḥ bhāgīrathyā gaṅgāyāḥ darśanārthaṃ bahūn varṣān tapasā nivāsaṃ cakāra |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Naroon ang ilog na Gaṅgā na tinatawag na Bhāgīrathī; at doon, sa loob ng maraming taon, nanahan si Haring Bhagīratha sa mahigpit na pag-aayuno at pagninilay (tapas) upang makamtan ang darśana—ang banal na pagtanaw at presensya—ng Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā. Sa gayunding lupain nakatindig ang malawak na bundok na Hiraṇyaśṛṅga, na wari’y yari sa dakilang mga hiyas; at naroon ang kaaya-ayang sagradong tawiran (tīrtha) na Bindusara. Doon namalagi si Haring Bhagīratha nang mahabang panahon, nagsasagawa ng tapas upang makamit ang pagharap sa Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the ethical-spiritual value of sustained tapas (disciplined austerity) undertaken for a purifying, higher aim—seeking the sacred presence (darśana) of Gaṅgā—rather than for mere power or display.
Vaiśampāyana describes a sacred region: the Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā, the jewel-like mountain Hiraṇyaśṛṅga, and the Bindusara tīrtha. He notes that King Bhagīratha lived there for many years performing austerities to obtain the vision of the Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā.