Shloka 18
Avanti–Narmadā–Puṣkara Tīrtha-Kathana (धौम्यकथितं तीर्थवर्णनम्)
पवित्रमृषिभिर्जुष्ट पुण्यं पावनमुत्तमम् । गड़्ायमुनयोववीर संगमं लोकविश्रुतम्,“वीरवर! गंगा और यमुनाका परम उत्तम पुण्यमय पवित्र संगम सम्पूर्ण जगत्में विख्यात है और बड़े-बड़े महर्षि उसका सेवन करते हैं
pavitram ṛṣibhir juṣṭaṁ puṇyaṁ pāvanam uttamam | gaṅgā-yamunayor vīra saṅgamaṁ loka-viśrutam ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O pinakamainam sa mga bayani, ang banal na tagpuan ng Gaṅgā at Yamunā—lubhang nakapaglilinis at hitik sa kabutihang-loob—ay bantog sa buong daigdig. Dinadayo ito ng mga dakilang rishi, sapagkat ito’y sagradong pook na naghuhugas ng dungis at nag-aangat sa sinumang lumalapit nang may paggalang.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights tīrtha-dharma: certain sacred places, especially river confluences, are esteemed as supremely purifying and merit-bestowing. Reverent approach to such tīrthas supports ethical renewal and spiritual cleansing.
Vaiśampāyana describes to a heroic listener the famed confluence of the Gaṅgā and Yamunā, emphasizing its universal renown and the fact that great sages frequent it, thereby underscoring its sanctity within the broader tīrtha-yātrā context of Vana Parva.