तस्यैतद् द्विजसंघुष्टं सरो राजन् प्रकाशते ॥
अत्र त्वं सह सोदर्यैः पितॄन् देवांश् च तर्पय ॥
एतद् दृष्ट्वा महीपाल सिकताक्षं च भारत ॥
सैन्धवारण्यम् आसाद्य कुल्यानां कुरु दर्शनम् ॥
पुष्करेषु महाराज सर्वेषु च जलं स्पृश ॥
आर्चीकपर्वतश् चैव निवासो वै मनीषिणाम् ॥
सदाफलः सदास्रोतो मरुतां स्थानम् उत्तमम् ॥
चैत्याश् चैते बहुशतास् त्रिदशानां युधिष्ठिर ॥
एतच् चन्द्रमसस् तीर्थम् ऋषयः पर्युपासते ॥
वैखानसाश् च ऋषयो वालखिल्यास् तथैव च ॥
शृङ्गाणि त्रीणि पुण्याणि त्रीणि प्रस्रवणानि च ॥
सर्वाण्य् अनुपरिक्रम्य यथाकामम् उपस्पृश ॥
शंतनुश् चात्र कौन्तेय शुनकश् च नराधिप ॥
नरनारायणौ चोभौ स्थानं प्राप्ताः सनातनम् ॥
इह नित्यशया देवाः पितरश् च महर्षिभिः ॥
आर्चीकपर्वते तेपुस् तान् यजस्व युधिष्ठिर ॥
इह ते वै चरून् प्राश्नन्न् ऋषयश् च विशां पते ॥
यमुना चाक्षयस्रोताः कृष्णश् चेह तपोरतः ॥
tasyaitad dvijasaṃghuṣṭaṃ saro rājan prakāśate ||
atra tvaṃ saha sodaryaiḥ pitṝn devāṃś ca tarpaya ||
etad dṛṣṭvā mahīpāla sikatākṣaṃ ca bhārata ||
saindhavāraṇyam āsādya kulyānāṃ kuru darśanam ||
puṣkareṣu mahārāja sarveṣu ca jalaṃ spṛśa ||
ārcīkaparvataś caiva nivāso vai manīṣiṇām ||
sadāphalaḥ sadāsroto marutāṃ sthānam uttamam ||
caityāś caite bahuśatās tridaśānāṃ yudhiṣṭhira ||
etac candramasas tīrtham ṛṣayaḥ paryupāsate ||
vaikhānasāś ca ṛṣayo vālakhilyās tathaiva ca ||
śṛṅgāṇi trīṇi puṇyāṇi trīṇi prasravaṇāni ca ||
sarvāṇy anuparikramya yathākāmam upaspṛśa ||
śaṃtanuś cātra kaunteya śunakaś ca narādhipa ||
naranārāyaṇau cobhau sthānaṃ prāptāḥ sanātanam ||
iha nityaśayā devāḥ pitaraś ca maharṣibhiḥ ||
ārcīkaparvate tepus tān yajasva yudhiṣṭhira ||
iha te vai carūn prāśnann ṛṣayaś ca viśāṃ pate ||
yamunā cākṣayasrotāḥ kṛṣṇaś ceha taporataḥ ||
"Here, O king, shines that lake resounding with the twice-born. Here, together with your brothers, satisfy the ancestors and the gods. Having seen it, lord of the earth, and also Sikatakshu, come to Saindhavaranya and look upon the channels; in all the Pushkaras, great king, touch the water. Here is Archika mountain, the abode of the wise: it is ever fruitful, with ceaseless streams, the best place of the Maruts. Here, Yudhishthira, are many hundreds of shrines of the thirty gods. This is the tirtha of the Moon; the sages visit it, as do the sage-Vaikhanasas and the Valakhilyas. Here are three sacred peaks and three springs: go around them all and touch the water as you wish. Here, Kaunteya, King Shantanu, Shunaka, lord of men, and both Nara and Narayana attained the eternal abode. Here the gods, the ancestors, and the great sages ever dwelt in strict austerity; they performed tapas on Archika mountain, and you, Yudhishthira, should honor them. Here, lord of the people, the sages partook of the sacrificial offering; here the Yamuna flows in an unceasing stream, and Krishna is devoted to tapas."
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After the fearsome story of Chyavana, the journey becomes a pilgrimage again. The list of places is a reminder: the earth preserves not only victories, but also the traces of long worship, restraint, and remembrance.