Mahabharat
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[वै] ततः समुद्रे तीर्थानि दक्षिणे भरतर्षभः अभ्यगच्छत सुपुण्यानि शॊभितानि तपस्विभिः ॥ १-२०८-१ ॥
'Vaisampayana said, "Then that mighty descendant of Bharata went to the sacred waters along the banks of the southern ocean, all adorned by ascetics."' ॥ 1-208-1 ॥
english translation
[vai] tataH samudre tIrthAni dakSiNe bharatarSabhaH abhyagacchata supuNyAni zòbhitAni tapasvibhiH ॥ 1-208-1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवर्जयन्ति सम तीर्थानि पञ्च तत्र तु तापसाः आचीर्णानि तु यान्य आसन पुरस्तात तु तपस्विभिः ॥ १-२०८-२ ॥
'And there lay scattered five such regions where also dwelt many ascetics.' ॥ 1-208-2 ॥
english translation
varjayanti sama tIrthAni paJca tatra tu tApasAH AcIrNAni tu yAnya Asana purastAta tu tapasvibhiH ॥ 1-208-2 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअगस्त्यतीर्थं सौभद्रं पौलॊमं च सुपावनम कारंधमं परसन्नं च हयमेध फलं च यत भारद्वाजस्य तीर्थं च पापप्रशमनं महत ॥ १-२०८-३ ॥
'However, all of them avoided those five waters. These sacred waters were known as Agastya Tirtha, Saubhadra Tirtha, Pauloma Tirtha of great sanctity, Karandhama Tirtha of immense auspiciousness, yielding the benefits of a horse-sacrifice to those who bathed there, and Bharadwaja Tirtha, the great purifier of sins.' ॥ 1-208-3 ॥
english translation
agastyatIrthaM saubhadraM paulòmaM ca supAvanama kAraMdhamaM parasannaM ca hayamedha phalaM ca yata bhAradvAjasya tIrthaM ca pApaprazamanaM mahata ॥ 1-208-3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptविविक्तान्य उपलक्ष्याथ तानि तीर्थानि पाण्डवः दृष्ट्वा च वर्ज्यमानानि मुनिभिर धर्मबुद्धिभिः ॥ १-२०८-४ ॥
'The foremost among the Kurus, upon beholding those five sacred waters and noticing their desolation, and upon learning that they were avoided by the virtuous ascetics residing nearby.' ॥ 1-208-4 ॥
english translation
viviktAnya upalakSyAtha tAni tIrthAni pANDavaH dRSTvA ca varjyamAnAni munibhira dharmabuddhibhiH ॥ 1-208-4 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतपस्विनस ततॊ ऽपृच्छत पराज्ञलिः कुरुनन्दनः तीर्थानीमानि वर्ज्यन्ते किमर्थं बरह्मवादिभिः ॥ १-२०८-५ ॥
'Approached those pious men with folded hands and asked, "O ascetics, why are these five sacred waters avoided by those who know Brahma?' ॥ 1-208-5 ॥
english translation
tapasvinasa tatò 'pRcchata parAjJaliH kurunandanaH tIrthAnImAni varjyante kimarthaM barahmavAdibhiH ॥ 1-208-5 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript