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(Tirtha-yatra Parva Continued)
"Dhaumya continued, 'O tiger among kings, I
shall now describe those tirthas and sacred spots that lie to the north. Do
thou, O exalted one, listen to me attentively. By hearing this narration, O
hero, one acquireth a reverential frame of mind, which conduceth to much good.
In that region is the highly sacred Saraswati abounding in tirthas and with
banks easy of descent. There also, O son of Pandu, is the ocean-going and
impetuous Yamuna, and the tirtha called Plakshavatarana, productive of high
merit and prosperity. It was there that the regenerate ones having performed
the Saraswata sacrifice, bathed on the completion there of. O sinless one, is
the well-known celestial tirtha called Agnisiras, which is productive of great
merit. There king Sahadeva had celebrated a sacrifice measuring out the ground
by a throw of the Samya. It is for this reason, O Yudhishthira, that Indra sang
the praises of Sahadeva in verse. Those verses are still current in this world,
being recited by the regenerate ones, e. g., on the Yamuna Sahadeva worshipped
the sacrificial fire, with gifts in a hundred thousands to Brahmanas. There the
illustrious king, the imperial Bharata, performed five and thirty
horse-sacrifices. O child, we have heard that Sarabhanga of yore used to fully
gratify the desires of the regenerate ones. There in this region is his
celebrated asylum productive of great merit. In that region also, O son of
Pritha, is the river Saraswati, which is ever worshipped by the god, where, in
days of yore, the Valikhilyas, O great king, performed sacrifices. In that
region also, O Yudhishthira, is the well-known river Drisadwati, which is
productive of great merit. Then, O chief of men, are Nyagrodhakhya, and
Panchalya, and Punyaka and Dalbhyaghosha, and Dalbhya, which are, O son of
Kunti, the sacred asylum in the world of illustrious Anandayasas of excellent
vows and great energy, and which are celebrated over the three worlds. Here
also, O lord of men, the illustrious Etavarna and Avavarana versed in the
Vedas, learned in Vedic lore, and proficient in the knowledge of Vedic rites,
performed meritorious sacrifices, O chief of the Bharata race! There also is
Visakhayupa to which, in days of yore, came the gods with Varuna and Indra, and
practised ascetic austerities. And therefore is that spot so eminently sacred.
Here also is Palasaka, where the great and illustrious and highly blessed Rishi
Jamadagni performed sacrifices. There all the principal rivers in their
embodied forms taking their respective waters stood surrounding that best of
sages. And there also, O monarch, Vibhavasu (fire) himself, beholding that
high-souled one's initiation, sang the following sloka: 'The river coming to
the illustrious Jamadagni while sacrificing unto the gods gratified the
Brahmanas with offerings of honey.' O Yudhishthira, the spot where Ganga
rusheth past, cleaving the foremost of mountains which is frequented by
Gandharvas and Yakshas and Rakshasas and Apsaras, and inhabited by hunters, and
Kinnaras, is called Gangadwara. O king, Sanatkumara regardeth that spot visited
by Brahmarshis, as also the tirtha Kanakhala (that is near to it), as sacred.
There also is the mountain named Puru which is resorted to by great Rishis and
where Pururavas was born, and Bhrigu practised ascetic austerities. For this it
is, O king, that asylum hath become known as the great peak of Bhrigutunga.
Near that peak is the sacred and extensive Vadari, that highly meritorious
asylum, famed over the three worlds, of him, O bull of the Bharata race, who is
the Present, the Past and the Future, who is called Narayana and the lord
Vishnu, who is eternal and the best of male beings, and who is pre-eminently
illustrious. Near Vadari, the cool current of Ganga was formerly warm, and the
banks there were overspread with golden sands. There the gods and Rishis of
high fortune and exceeding effulgence, approaching the divine lord Narayana,
always worship him. The entire universe with all its tirthas and holy spots is
there where dwelleth the divine and eternal Narayana, the Supreme soul, for he
is Merit, he is the Supreme Brahma, he is tirtha, he is the ascetic retreat, he
is the First, he is the foremost of gods, and he is the great Lord of all
creatures. He is eternal, he is the great Creator, and he is the highest state
of blessedness. Learned persons versed in the scriptures attain to great
happiness by knowing him. In that spot are the celestial Rishis, the Siddhas,
and, indeed, all the Rishis,--where dwelleth the slayer of Madhu, that primeval
Deity and mighty Yogin! Let no doubt enter thy heart that that spot is the
foremost of all holy spots. These, O lord of earth, are the tirthas and sacred
spots on earth, that I have recited, O best of men! These all are visited by
the Vasus, the Sadhyas, the Adityas, the Marutas, the Aswins and the
illustrious Rishis resembling the celestials themselves. By journeying, O son
of Kunti, to those places, with the Brahmanas and ascetics that are with thee
and with thy blessed brothers, thou wilt be freed from anxiety!"
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