saramsilakes; puskara-adinisuch as Puskara; ksetranisacred places (like Kuruksetra, Gayaksetra and Jagannatha Puri); arhafor worshipable, saintly persons; asritaniplaces of shelter; utacelebrated; kuruksetrama particular sacred place (dharma-ksetra); gaya-sirahthe place known as Gaya, where Gayasura took shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Visnu; prayagahAllahabad, at the confluence of the two sacred rivers Ganges and Yamuna; pulaha-asramahthe residence of Pulaha Muni; naimisamthe place known as Naimisaranya (near Lucknow); phalgunamthe place where the Phalgu River flows; setuhSetubandha, where Lord Ramacandra constructed a bridge between India and Lanka; prabhasahPrabhasaksetra; athaas well as; kusa-sthaliDvaravati, or Dvaraka; varanasiBenares; madhu-puriMathura; pampaa place where there is a lake called Pampa; bindu-sarahthe place where Bindu-sarovara is situated; tathathere; narayana-asramahknown as Badarikasrama; nandathe place where the Nanda River flows; sita-ramaof Lord Ramacandra and mother Sita; asrama-adayahplaces of shelter like Citrakuta; sarveall (such places); kulacalahhilly tracts of land; rajanO King; mahendraknown as Mahendra; malaya-adayahand others, like Malayacala; eteall of them; punya-tamahextremely sacred; desahplaces; harehof the Supreme Personality of Godhead; arca-asritahplaces where the Deity of Radha-Krsna is worshiped (such as big American cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and European cities like London and Paris, or wherever there are centers of Krsna consciousness); caas well as; yethose which; etan desanall these countries; nisevetashould worship or visit; sreyah-kamahone who desires auspiciousness; hiindeed; abhiksnasahagain and again; dharmahreligious activities; hifrom which; atrain these places; ihitahperformed; pumsamof the persons; sahasra-adhimore than a thousand times; phala-udayaheffective.