Shloka 29
अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः
Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage
तत् पुण्यं परम॑ ब्रह्म तत् तीर्थ तत् तपोवनम् । तत् परं परम॑ देवं भूतानां परमेश्वरम्,वह बदरिकाश्रम पुण्यक्षेत्र और परत्रह्मस्वरूप है। वही तीर्थ है, वही तपोवन है, वही सम्पूर्ण भूतोंका परमदेव परमेश्वर है
tat puṇyaṃ paramaṃ brahma tat tīrthaṃ tat tapovanam | tat paraṃ paramaṃ devaṃ bhūtānāṃ parameśvaram |
陀乌弥耶说道：“那地方至为神圣；它本身即是至上梵（Brahman）。它是圣渡（tīrtha），是苦行之林。它是最高之神，是一切众生的至上主宰。”
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse sacralizes a particular holy place by identifying it with ultimate reality (Brahman) and with the Supreme Lord (Parameśvara). It teaches that pilgrimage and ascetic spaces are not merely locations but embodiments of the highest divine principle, inspiring reverence, self-restraint, and dharmic conduct.
Dhaumya, speaking to the listeners in the forest narrative of the Vana Parva, praises and elevates the sanctity of the referenced sacred site, describing it as a tīrtha and tapovana and equating it with the supreme divine presence that governs all beings.