Shloka 96
Agastya–Lopāmudrā: Marriage, Austerity, and Conditions for Conjugal Union (लोमशकथितम्)
वानीरमालिनी रम्या नदी पुलिनशोभिता । जहाँ गयशिर नामक पर्वत और बेंतकी पंक्तियोंसे घिरी हुई रमणीय महानदी है, जो अपने दोनों तटोंसे विशेष शोभा पाती है
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | vaṇīramālinī ramyā nadī pulinaśobhitā | yatra gayaśira-nāmakaḥ parvataḥ, veṇṭakī-paṅkti-parivṛtā ca ramyā mahānadī ubhayataṭaviśeṣaśobhā ||
毗舍婆耶那（Vaiśaṃpāyana）曰：“有一大河，清丽可喜，芦苇如鬘为饰，沙洲两岸增其妍美。其地有山名伽耶首（Gayaśiras）；而那可爱的河流—为成行之甘蔗与芦竹所环绕—在两岸之上皆放出殊胜光彩。”
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds sacred geography and the moral-aesthetic value of tīrtha-like landscapes: purity, serenity, and natural order are presented as conducive to reflection and dharmic orientation, even before any explicit instruction is given.
The narrator Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a beautiful region: a great river bordered by sandy banks and reed/cane rows, with the mountain named Gayaśiras nearby—setting the scene for events or travel within the forest-episode context.