Shloka 3
Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative
Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda
ऋषय: समेता: पश्चिमे वै प्रभासे समागता मन्त्रममन्त्रयन्त । चराम सर्वा पृथिवीं पुण्यतीर्था तन्न: काम॑ हन्त गच्छाम सर्वे
ṛṣayaḥ sametāḥ paścime vai prabhāse samāgatā mantram amantrayanta | carāma sarvāṃ pṛthivīṃ puṇyatīrthāṃ tan naḥ kāmaḥ—hanta gacchāma sarve ||
毗湿摩说道：“在西方的普罗婆娑圣地，众多仙人齐集一处。既已会合，他们相互商议道：‘让我们遍行大地，巡礼那充满圣渡与灵迹的诸处。这是我们共同的愿望；来吧，我们一同启程。’”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic ideal: seeking purification and moral clarity through collective pilgrimage to sacred places, undertaken with shared intention and mutual counsel.
A group of sages gathers at the western sacred site of Prabhāsa and, after deliberation, decides to begin a joint journey across the earth to visit many holy tīrthas.