Five Days Pass among the Pilgrimages of Chitrakoot
Ayodhya Kanda, Doha 312
Doha 312 · Movement 2 of 2
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Within five days Bharata visits every sacred site the sages reveal. The forest becomes a mandala of waters, groves, peaks, and remembered acts of holiness.
The days are filled not with hurried completion, but with speaking and listening to the glory of Hari and Hara. Vishnu and Shiva become the current of conversation accompanying each step.
Evening arrives through sacred narration. Time is measured by what has been remembered, beheld, and offered rather than by distance crossed. These final days beside Rama pass within a rhythm of pilgrimage that prepares Bharata to carry remembrance back into the long discipline of Ayodhya.
For five days, Chitrakoot's paths are measured in stories of Hari and Hara until each evening gathers the pilgrims home.
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देखे थल तीरथ सकल भरत पाँच दिन माझ। कहत सुनत हरि हर सुजसु गयउ दिवसु भइ साँझ।।312।।
Within five days Bharat beheld every sacred site and pilgrimage place. Speaking and hearing the glorious deeds of Hari and Hara, the day passed and evening fell.