Shloka 101
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
मतड़स्याश्रमस्तत्र महर्षेर्भावितात्मन: । त॑ प्रविश्याश्रमं श्रीमच्छूमशोकविनाशनम्
Maṭadasyāśramas tatra maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ | taṁ praviśyāśramaṁ śrīmac chūmaśokavināśanam ||
وكانت هناك صومعةُ ماṭادا (Maṭada)، وهو مُنيٌّ عظيمٌ قد هُذِّبت نفسُه وطَهُرَت. فلمّا دَخَلَ ذلك الآشرَم (āśrama) المُوَقَّر—المتألّقَ بقداسته—غدا موضعًا يبدّد الحزنَ والإعياء، ويمنح السلوى بحضورِ ناسكٍ مُتحقِّقٍ وبسَكينةِ حياةِ الزهد.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual ideal that inner cultivation (bhāvitātman) and a life grounded in tapas create an environment that naturally calms suffering. A sage’s disciplined presence and a sanctified space can become a refuge where grief is reduced and clarity returns.
The speaker points out the location of the great seer Maṭada’s hermitage and describes it as auspicious and grief-dispelling. The narrative moment is a transition into the āśrama setting, preparing for counsel, hospitality, or a restorative encounter typical of forest-episode sequences in the Vana Parva.