Shloka 22

अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः

Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार: कौरव्य पुण्यं कनखलं तथा । पर्वतश्न पुरुर्नाम यत्र यात: पुरूरवा:,कुरुनन्दन! पुण्यमय कनखलमें पहले सनत्कुमारने यात्रा की थी। वहीं पुरु नामसे प्रसिद्ध पर्वत है, जहाँ पूर्वकालमें पुरूरवाने यात्रा की थी

Transliteration

sanatkumāraḥ kauravya puṇyaṃ kanakhalaṃ tathā | parvataś ca purur nāma yatra yātaḥ purūravāḥ, kurunandana |

Translation

Dhaumya nói: “Hỡi Kauravya, có thánh địa Kanakhala, được thánh hóa bởi cuộc hành hương của Sanatkumāra. Và còn có ngọn núi mang tên Puru, nơi thuở xưa vua Purūravas từng đặt chân đến, hỡi niềm vui của dòng Kuru.”

Word by Word

सनत्कुमारःSanatkumara (the sage)

कौरव्यO descendant of Kuru

पुण्यम्holy, meritorious (place)

कनखलम्Kanakhala (a sacred place)

तथाalso; likewise

पर्वतश्चand (there is) a mountain

पुरुःPuru (name of the mountain)

नामby name

यत्रwhere

यातःgone; traveled

पुरूरवाःPururavas

कुरुनन्दनO joy of the Kurus

Speaker

धौम्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhaumya

Sanatkumāra

Purūravas

Kanakhala

Puru (mountain)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s tīrtha-yātrā ethic: sacred places gain and display their sanctity through the presence and practice of exemplary figures (ṛṣis and ancient kings). Remembering such journeys encourages reverence, self-discipline, and the pursuit of puṇya through righteous travel and conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhaumya is guiding a Kuru prince by pointing out notable pilgrimage sites. He identifies Kanakhala as a holy place previously visited by the sage Sanatkumāra, and he mentions a mountain called Puru, associated with an earlier journey of King Purūravas—thus mapping the landscape through revered precedents.