आश्रमप्रवरं तत्र ददर्श च मनोरमम् । पतिभिर्वालखिल्यैश्च वृतं मुनिगणा वृतम्
āśramapravaraṃ tatra dadarśa ca manoramam | patibhirvālakhilyaiśca vṛtaṃ munigaṇā vṛtam
وہاں اُس نے ایک نہایت برتر اور دلنواز آشرم دیکھا؛ جو قابلِ تعظیم والکھلیہ رشیوں سے گھِرا ہوا تھا اور مُنیوں کے جتھوں نے اسے چاروں طرف سے احاطہ کر رکھا تھا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya Āśrama (Vālakhilya-āśrama)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An enchanting hermitage with simple huts and sacred fires, surrounded by venerable Vālakhilya sages and many munis, forming a protective, peaceful circle.
The presence of realized sages is a hallmark of a tīrtha; their tapas makes the land itself a refuge for dharma.
A principal āśrama within Dharmāraṇya, inhabited by Vālakhilya sages and other munis.
None directly; the verse emphasizes the sanctity created by tapas and saintly presence.