Shloka 4
Agastya–Lopāmudrā: Marriage, Austerity, and Conditions for Conjugal Union (लोमशकथितम्)
बाहुदायां महीपाल चक्र: सर्वेडभिषेचनम् । प्रयागे देवयजने देवानां पृथिवीपते,भारत! भूपाल! वहाँ देवताओं, पितरों तथा ब्राह्मणोंको बार-बार तृप्त करके कन््यातीर्थ, अश्वतीर्थ, गोतीर्थ, कालकोटि तथा वृषप्रस्थगिरिमें निवास करते हुए उन सब पाण्डवोंने बाहुदा नदीमें स्नान किया। पृथ्वीपते! तदनन्तर उन्होंने देवताओंकी यज्ञभूमि प्रयागमें पहुँचकर वहाँ गंगा-यमुनाके संगममें स्नान किया। सत्यप्रतिज्ञ पाण्डव वहाँ स्नान करके कुछ दिनोंतक उत्तम तपस्यामें लगे रहे
Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: Bāhudāyāṃ mahīpāla cakruḥ sarve ’bhiṣecanam | Prayāge devayajane devānāṃ pṛthivīpate, Bhārata! bhūpāla! tatra devatān pitṝn brāhmaṇāṃś ca punaḥ punaḥ tṛptvā Kanyātīrtham Aśvatīrtham Gotīrtham Kālakōṭiṃ ca Vṛṣaprasthagiriṃ ca nivasantaḥ te sarve Pāṇḍavā Bāhudānadīṃ snātvā | pṛthivīpate! tadanantaram te devānāṃ yajñabhūmiṃ Prayāgaṃ gatvā tatra Gaṅgā-Yamunayōḥ saṅgame snātvā satyapratijñāḥ Pāṇḍavāḥ snātvā ca katipayāni dināni śreṣṭhe tapasi sthitāḥ |
毗舍摩波耶那曰：王啊，般度五子皆于婆呼陀河行尽仪轨之浴。继而，地上之主——婆罗多啊——他们屡次以供献使诸天、祖灵与婆罗门满足；又住于迦尼娅圣渡、阿湿瓦圣渡、瞿圣渡、迦罗拘底与名为弗利沙普拉斯塔之山丘，并在婆呼陀河中沐浴。其后，王啊，他们前往普罗耶伽——诸天之祭场——在恒河与阎牟那河的汇合处沐浴。守誓如一的般度五子在彼沐浴后，又停留数日，修习上乘苦行。
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights dharma through tīrtha-yātrā: purification by sacred bathing, honoring gods and ancestors, and supporting brāhmaṇas through repeated acts of giving and hospitality. It also emphasizes satyapratijñā—steadfastness to vows—shown by the Pāṇḍavas’ disciplined tapas after completing the rites.
During their forest period, the Pāṇḍavas move through a sequence of pilgrimage sites. They bathe in the Bāhudā river, visit several named tīrthas, then proceed to Prayāga and bathe at the Gaṅgā–Yamunā confluence, after which they remain for some days practicing austerities.