Shloka 12
Udīcī-diśi Tīrtha-kīrtana
Northern Sacred Places Enumeration
वेदी शूपरिके तात जमदग्नेर्महात्मन: । रम्या पाषाणतीर्था च पुनश्नन्द्रा च भारत,तात! शूर्परिवक्षेत्रमें महात्मा जमदग्निकी वेदी है। भारत! वहीं रमणीय पाषाणतीर्था और पुनश्नन्द्रा नामक तीर्थ-विशेष हैं
vedī śūparike tāta jamadagner mahātmanaḥ | ramyā pāṣāṇatīrthā ca punaśnandrā ca bhārata ||
Wika ni Dhaumya: “Anak ko, sa Śūparika naroroon ang banal na vedī, ang dambanang handog ng dakilang pantas na si Jamadagni. O Bhārata, naroon din ang kaaya-ayang banal na tawiran na tinatawag na Pāṣāṇa-tīrtha, at isa pang sagradong pook na kilala bilang Punaśnandrā.”
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic value of tīrtha-yātrā: remembering and visiting places sanctified by great sages (like Jamadagni) is presented as a means of reverence, purification, and alignment with righteous tradition.
Dhaumya is guiding the listener by naming specific sacred sites in Śūparika—Jamadagni’s altar and two tīrthas (Pāṣāṇa-tīrtha and Punaśnandrā)—as part of a broader itinerary or description of pilgrimage locations.