Shloka 3
Udīcī-diśi Tīrtha-kīrtana
Northern Sacred Places Enumeration
वेणा भीमरथी चैव नद्यौ पापभयापहे । मृगद्धिजसमाकीर्णे तापसालयभूषिते,वेणा और भीमरथी--ये दो नदियाँ भी दक्षिणमें ही हैं जो समस्त पापभयका नाश करनेवाली हैं। उसके दोनों तट अनेक प्रकारके पशु-पक्षियोंसे व्याप्त और तपस्वीजनोंके आश्रमोंसे विभूषित हैं
veṇā bhīmarathī caiva nadyau pāpabhayāpahe | mṛgadviijasamākīrṇe tāpasālayabhūṣite ||
Wika ni Dhaumya: “Naroon din sa timog ang mga ilog na Veṇā at Bhīmarathī; pinapawi nila ang takot na isinilang ng kasalanan. Ang kanilang mga pampang ay siksik sa sari-saring hayop at ibon, at napapalamutian ng mga ashram ng mga asceta—mga pook na nag-aakay sa kadalisayan, pagpipigil-sa-sarili, at katahimikang espirituwal.”
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links sacred geography with ethical purification: places associated with ascetic practice and natural harmony are portrayed as dispelling the fear and burden of sin, encouraging restraint, reverence, and inner cleansing.
Dhaumya is describing southern sacred rivers—Veṇā and Bhīmarathī—highlighting their sanctifying power and the serene, hermitage-filled landscape along their banks.