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Shloka 7

Lomaśa’s Arrival and Report on Arjuna’s Divine Astras (लोमशागमनम्—अर्जुनदिव्यास्त्रलाभवृत्तान्तः)

वैदूर्यशिखर नामक मंगलमय पवित्र पर्वत भी नर्मदा-तटपर है, वहाँ हरे-हरे पत्तोंसे सुशोभित सदा फल और फूलोंके भारसे लदे हुए वृक्ष शोभा पाते हैं ।। तस्य शैलस्य शिखरे सर: पुण्यं महीपते । फुल्लपद्म॑ महाराज देवगन्धर्वसेवितम्‌,राजन्‌! उस पर्वतके शिखरपर एक पुण्य सरोवर है जिसमें सदा कमल खिले रहते हैं। महाराज! देवता और गन्धर्व भी उस पुण्यतीर्थका सेवन करते हैं

vaidūryaśikhara-nāmakaḥ maṅgalamayaḥ pavitraḥ parvato ’pi narmadā-taṭe ’sti; tatra harita-patraiḥ suśobhitaḥ sadā phala-puṣpa-bhāra-namraḥ vṛkṣa-saṅgho virājate. tasya śailasya śikhare saraḥ puṇyaṃ mahīpate, phulla-padmaṃ mahārāja deva-gandharva-sevitam.

道摩耶说道:“在那尔摩陀河岸,有一座圣洁吉祥之山,名为毗都利耶峰(Vaidūryaśikhara)。其间树木以新绿繁叶而辉映,常因花与果的重负而低垂。于那山之巅,噢,大王,有一方圣湖,恒以盛开的莲华为饰。噢,伟大的统治者,连诸天与乾闼婆也常来依止那清净的圣地(tīrtha)。”

तस्यof that
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
शैलस्यof the mountain
शैलस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootशैल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
शिखरेon the peak
शिखरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशिखर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
सरःa lake
सरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पुण्यम्holy, meritorious
पुण्यम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
महीपतेO lord of the earth (king)
महीपते:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
फुल्लblooming
फुल्ल:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootफुल्ल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पद्मम्lotus
पद्मम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपद्म
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
देवगन्धर्वसेवितम्frequented/served by gods and Gandharvas
देवगन्धर्वसेवितम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootसेवित
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

धौम्य उवाच

D
Dhaumya
M
Mahīpati (the king, addressee)
V
Vaidūryaśikhara (mountain)
N
Narmadā (river)
S
Saras (holy lake)
P
Padma (lotuses)
D
Devas (gods)
G
Gandharvas

Educational Q&A

The passage highlights the Mahābhārata’s tīrtha-ethic: sacred places in nature—marked by purity, abundance, and divine visitation—are approached with reverence because they are believed to generate puṇya (spiritual merit) and cultivate inner purification.

Dhaumya is describing to the king a holy landscape on the Narmadā: the auspicious mountain Vaidūryaśikhara and, on its summit, a sacred lotus-filled lake that is frequented even by gods and Gandharvas—thereby establishing the site’s sanctity and importance as a pilgrimage destination.