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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.7.18

భూమే: పర్యటనం పుణ్యం తీర్థక్షేత్రనిషేవణై: । రోహితాయాదిశచ్ఛక్ర: సోఽప్యరణ్యేఽవసత్ సమామ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥
bhūmeḥ paryaṭanaṁ puṇyaṁ
[bhoomeh paryatanam punyam]
tīrtha-kṣetra-niṣevaṇaiḥ
[teertha-kshetra-nishevanaih]
rohitāyādiśac chakraḥ
[rohitaayaadishach chakrah]
so ’py araṇye ’vasat samām
[so ’py aranye ’vasat samaam]
bhūmeḥ — of the surface of the world paryaṭanam — traveling puṇyam — holy places tīrtha-kṣetra — places of pilgrimage niṣevaṇaiḥ — by serving or going to and coming from such places rohitāya — unto Rohita ādiśat — ordered śakraḥ — King Indra saḥ — he, Rohita api — also araṇye — in the forest avasat — lived samām — for one year.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhūmeḥ paryaṭanaṁ puṇyaṁ
bhūmeḥ
of the surface of the world
paryaṭanam
traveling
puṇyam
holy places
tīrtha-kṣetra-niṣevaṇaiḥ
tīrtha-kṣetra
places of pilgrimage
niṣevaṇaiḥ
by serving or going to and coming from such places
rohitāyādiśac chakraḥ
rohitāya
unto Rohita
ādiśat
ordered
so ’py araṇye ’vasat samām
śakraḥ
King Indra
saḥ
he, Rohita
api
also
araṇye
in the forest
avasat
lived
samām
for one year.
King Indra advised Rohita to travel to different pilgrimage sites and holy places, for such activities are pious indeed. Following this instruction, Rohita went to the forest for one year.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Indra advised Rohita that it was purifying to travel the earth with service to different pilgrimage sites. Rohita lived in the forest for one year. Samām means a year.
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