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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.1.18

పురేషు పుణ్యోపవనాద్రికుఞ్జే- ష్వపఙ్కతోయేషు సరిత్సర:సు । అనన్తలిఙ్గై: సమలఙ్కృతేషు చచార తీర్థాయతనేష్వనన్య: ॥ ౧౮ ॥
pureṣu puṇyopavanādri-kuṣjeṣv
[pureshu punyopavanaadri-kushjeshv]
apaṅka-toyeṣu sarit-saraḥsu
[apanka-toyeshu sarit-sarahsu]
ananta-liṅgaiḥ samalaṅkṛteṣu
[ananta-lingaih samalankriteshu]
cacāra tīrthāyataneṣv ananyaḥ
[chachaara teerthaayataneshv ananyah]
pureṣu — holy places like Ayodhyā, Dvārakā and Mathurā puṇya — piety upavana — the groves adri — hill kuṣjeṣu — in the orchards apaṅka — without sin toyeṣu — in the water sarit — river saraḥsu — lakes ananta-liṅgaiḥ — the forms of the Unlimited samalaṅkṛteṣu — being so decorated cacāra — executed tīrtha — places of pilgrimage āyataneṣu — holy lands ananyaḥ — alone or seeing Kṛṣṇa alone.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pureṣu puṇyopavanādri-kuṣjeṣv
pureṣu
holy places like Ayodhyā, Dvārakā and Mathurā
puṇya
piety
upavana
the groves
adri
hill
kuṣjeṣu
in the orchards
apaṅka-toyeṣu sarit-saraḥsu
apaṅka
without sin
toyeṣu
in the water
sarit
river
saraḥsu
lakes
ananta-liṅgaiḥ samalaṅkṛteṣu
ananta-liṅgaiḥ
the forms of the Unlimited
samalaṅkṛteṣu
being so decorated
cacāra tīrthāyataneṣv ananyaḥ
cacāra
executed
tīrtha
places of pilgrimage
āyataneṣu
holy lands
ananyaḥ
alone or seeing Kṛṣṇa alone.
He began to travel alone, thinking only of Kṛṣṇa, through various holy places like Ayodhyā, Dvārakā and Mathurā. He traveled where the grove, hill, orchard, river and lake are all pure and sinless and where the forms of the Unlimited decorate the temples. Thus he performed the pilgrim’s progress.

These arcā forms of the Lord may be considered idols by the atheists, but that does not matter for persons like Vidura or His many other servants. The forms of the Lord are mentioned here as ananta-liṅga. Such forms of the Lord have unlimited potency, the same as that of the Lord Himself. There is no difference between the potencies of the arcā and those of the personal forms of the Lord. The example of the postbox and post office may be applied here. The little postboxes distributed all over the city have the same potency as the postal system in general. The duty of the post office is to carry letters from one place to another. If one puts letters in postboxes authorized by the general post office, the function of carrying letters is performed without a doubt. Similarly, the arcā-mūrti can also deliver the same unlimited potency of the Lord as when He is personally present. Vidura, therefore, could see nothing but Kṛṣṇa in the different arcā forms, and ultimately he was able to realize Kṛṣṇa alone and nothing else.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Alone he traveled to sacred places where there were forms of the Lord, in cities, in places with clear rivers and lakes, mountain groves, and pleasing gardens. Ananyaḥ means alone.
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