Shloka 20
दक्षिणदिशि तीर्थवर्णनम्
Southern Tīrthas: Godāvarī to Dvāravatī
विविधानाश्रमान् कांश्रिद् द्विजातिभ्य: प्रतिश्रुतान् । सरांसि सरितश्नैव रमणीयांश्व॒ पर्वतान्
vividhān āśramān kāṁścid dvijātibhyaḥ pratiśrutān | sarāṁsi saritaś caiva ramaṇīyāṁś ca parvatān ||
毗舍波耶那说道：他指示了种种精舍——其中一些曾许诺或划归给“二次生者”（婆罗门等 dvija）——并指给他们湖泊与河流，也有令人心悦的群山。叙述强调：对学者所立之约须谨慎奉守，并以敬畏之心标识那些神圣而滋养生命的山川地景。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma through fidelity to one’s pledges—especially obligations made toward the initiated and learned (dvijas)—and frames the natural and sacred landscape (āśramas, waters, mountains) as worthy of reverence and careful stewardship.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a description of the terrain and holy sites: various hermitages (including those designated or promised to dvijas), together with lakes, rivers, and pleasing mountains, are being indicated or enumerated as part of the journey and setting in the forest.