Vratakhanda 2.p1.2

2.p1.2

varṣaṃ yadbhārataṃ nāma bhāratī yatra santatiḥ
atra janma sahastrāṇāṃ sahastrai rapi sattama
kadācillabhate janturmānuṣyaṃ -puṇyasañcarāt
gāyanti devāḥ kila gītakāni
dhanyāstu ye bhāratabhūmibhāge
svargāpavargāspadamāgaṃbhūte
bhavanti bhūyaḥ puruṣaḥ suratvāt
karmmāṇi saṃkasipatatat phalāni
saṃnyasya viṣṇau paramātmarūpe
avāpya tāṃ karmmamahī-manante
tasmin layaṃ ye tvamalāḥ prayānti
bhaviṣyat purāṇe
brahmāvarttāt parodeśaḥ ṛrṣideśastvanantaram
madhyadeśastatonyūna āryāvarttastvanantaram
naña īṣadarthe anantaraḥ, īṣannyūna ityarthaḥ
manuḥ | sarasvatīdṛṣadvatyorddevanadyoryadantaram
taṃ deva nirmmitaṃ deśaṃ brahmāvarttaṃ pracakṣate
kurukṣetrañca matsyāśca pāñcālāḥ śūrasainikāḥ
eṣa brahmarṣideśovai brahmāvarttādanantaraḥ
himavadvindhyayormadhye yat prāgvinaśanādapi
pratyageva prayāgācca madhyadeśaḥ prakīrttitaḥ †
āsamudrāttu vai pūrvvādāsamudrāttu paścimāt
tayorevāntaraṅgiraryyorāryyāvarttaṃ vidurvvudhāḥ
kṛṣṇasārastu carati mṛgoyaṃñca svabhāvataḥ
sa jñeyo ‡ yajñiyo deśomle cchadeśastataḥ paraḥ
etān dvijātayo deśān saṃśrayeran prayatnataḥ
śūdrastu yasmin kasmin vā nivasedvṛttikarṣitaḥ
eṣa dharmasya vo yoniḥ samāsāt kathitaḥ kila ¶
sarvvapāpaharaḥ puṇyaḥ sādhanaṃ sarvvakarmmaṇām
paiṭhīnasiḥ
āhimavata ākumāyyaḥ sindhuvaitaraṇī nadī sūryyasyodagayanaṃ punaḥ yāvadvā kṛṣṇamṛgo vicarati tatra dharmaścatuṣpādo
bhavati
saṃvarttaḥ | svabhāvādyatra carati kṛṣṇasāraḥ sadā mṛgaḥ
dharmyaddeśaḥ sa vijñeyo dvijānāṃ dharmasādhanam
vyāsaḥ | sarvve śiloccayāḥ puṇyāḥ sāgarāḥ saritastathā