Shloka 10
अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः
Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage
सरस्वती नदी सद्धि: सततं पार्थ पूजिता । बालखिल्यैर्महाराज यत्रेष्टमृषिभि: पुरा,कुन्तीनन्दन! साधु पुरुषोंने सरस्वती नदीकी सदा उपासना की है। महाराज! पूर्वकालमें बालखिल्य ऋषियोंने वहाँ यज्ञ किया था
sarasvatī nadī siddhiḥ satataṃ pārtha pūjitā | bālakhilyair mahārāja yatreṣṭam ṛṣibhiḥ purā ||
Dhaumya nói: “Hỡi Pārtha, sông Sarasvatī luôn được tôn kính như nguồn đem lại thành tựu tâm linh. Hỡi Đại vương, thuở xưa các hiền triết Bālakhilya đã cử hành những lễ tế tại nơi ấy. Vì vậy, hỡi con của Kuntī, bậc hiền lương đời đời đều thờ phụng Sarasvatī với lòng cung kính.”
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred places gain authority through continuous reverence and the exemplary conduct of sages; honoring such a tīrtha—here, the Sarasvatī—supports spiritual attainment (siddhi) and aligns one with dharmic tradition.
Dhaumya instructs the Pāṇḍava (addressed as Pārtha/Kuntīnandana) by praising the Sarasvatī as a perpetually revered river and citing precedent: the ancient Bālakhilya sages performed sacrifices there, establishing it as a powerful and respected sacred site.