Shloka 10
अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः
Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage
सरस्वती नदी सद्धि: सततं पार्थ पूजिता । बालखिल्यैर्महाराज यत्रेष्टमृषिभि: पुरा,कुन्तीनन्दन! साधु पुरुषोंने सरस्वती नदीकी सदा उपासना की है। महाराज! पूर्वकालमें बालखिल्य ऋषियोंने वहाँ यज्ञ किया था
sarasvatī nadī siddhiḥ satataṃ pārtha pūjitā | bālakhilyair mahārāja yatreṣṭam ṛṣibhiḥ purā ||
陀摩耶说道：“噢，帕尔塔啊，萨拉斯瓦蒂河恒常受人敬奉，被视为成就灵验与精神功德之源。噢，大王，远古之时，婆罗迦利耶诸仙曾在彼处举行祭祀。故而，噢，昆蒂之子，贤德之士历来以恭敬之心礼拜萨拉斯瓦蒂。”
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred places gain authority through continuous reverence and the exemplary conduct of sages; honoring such a tīrtha—here, the Sarasvatī—supports spiritual attainment (siddhi) and aligns one with dharmic tradition.
Dhaumya instructs the Pāṇḍava (addressed as Pārtha/Kuntīnandana) by praising the Sarasvatī as a perpetually revered river and citing precedent: the ancient Bālakhilya sages performed sacrifices there, establishing it as a powerful and respected sacred site.