Shloka 25
Cyavana’s Reconciliation with Indra; Tīrtha-Indexing at Ārcīka-parvata and Yamunā
Chapter 125
एषा सा यमुना राजन् महर्षिगणसेविता । नानायज्ञचिता राजन् पुण्या पापभयापहा
eṣā sā yamunā rājan maharṣigaṇasevitā | nānāyajñacitā rājan puṇyā pāpabhayāpahā ||
اے راجا! یہ وہی مقدّس یمنا ہے جس کی خدمت مہارشیوں کے گروہ کرتے ہیں۔ اے راجا! اس کے کناروں پر طرح طرح کے یَجْن ہوئے ہیں؛ یہ پاکیزہ ندی گناہ سے پیدا ہونے والے خوف کو دور کرتی ہے۔
लोगमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents sacred rivers and tīrthas as ethical-spiritual supports: association with places sanctified by sages and sacrifice is said to dispel the fear and burden of sin, encouraging purification through dharmic conduct and pilgrimage.
During the Pāṇḍavas’ forest journey, the sage Lomasha identifies the Yamunā to the king and praises her sanctity—visited by great seers and the site of many sacrifices—thereby framing the landscape as a living map of dharma.