Plakṣāvataraṇa–Yamunā Tīrtha and Prajāpati’s Vedī
Kurukṣetra Threshold
एतच्चर्चीकपुत्रस्य योगैर्विचरतो महीम् । प्रसर्पणं महीपाल रौप्पायाममितौजस:,महाराज! योगशक्तिसे सारी पृथ्वीपर विचरनेवाले महातेजस्वी ऋचीकनन्दन जमदग्निका प्रसर्पण (घूमने-फिरनेका स्थान) तीर्थ है जो रौप्या नामक नदीके समीप सुशोभित है
etac cārcīkīputrasya yogair vicarato mahīm | prasarpaṇaṃ mahīpāla raupyāyām amitaujasāḥ ||
大王啊,此处便是名为“普罗萨尔帕那”的圣地——利支姬之子阇摩达耆尼的游行之所;他精力无量,凭借瑜伽之力,曾遍行大地。此处提尔塔依偎在名为“劳毗耶”的河畔,景致殊美。
लोगश उवाच
The verse highlights the sanctity of places connected with disciplined spiritual practice: a sage’s yogic life and movement across the earth leaves behind tīrthas that invite remembrance, reverence, and ethical self-restraint in those who visit.
Lomaśa, guiding the king on a pilgrimage, points out a particular tīrtha near the Raupyā river and identifies it as the roaming-ground associated with the yogically empowered sage Jamadagni, son of Ṛcīkī.