Shloka 8
Avanti–Narmadā–Puṣkara Tīrtha-Kathana (धौम्यकथितं तीर्थवर्णनम्)
तस्यां गिरिवर: पुण्यो गयो राजर्षिसत्कृत: । शिवं ब्रह्मसरो यत्र सेवितं त्रिदशर्षिभि:,'प्राची दिशामें ही पुण्य पर्वतश्रेष्ठ गय है जो राजर्षि गयके द्वारा सम्मानित हुआ है। वहाँ कल्याणमय ब्रह्मसरोवर है जिसका देवर्षिगण सेवन करते हैं
tasyāṃ girivaraḥ puṇyo gayo rājarṣi-satkṛtaḥ | śivaṃ brahmasaro yatra sevitaṃ tridaśarṣibhiḥ ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “Sa silangang lupain ay naroon ang banal na pinakadakilang bundok na tinatawag na Gayā, na pinararangalan ng mga rajarishi. Naroon din ang mapalad na lawa ni Brahmā, na dinadalaw at iginagalang ng mga rishing makalangit.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates tīrtha-landscapes as ethical and spiritual touchstones: a ruler or noble person gains true honor by revering sacred places and aligning life with purity, auspiciousness, and the company (or ideals) of sages.
Vaiśampāyana describes a holy eastern locale: the sacred eminence called Gaya, esteemed by royal sages, and an auspicious lake named Brahmasaras, visited by divine seers—setting the scene within a pilgrimage-oriented passage of the Vana Parva.