Shloka 116
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
कम्पनां तु समासाद्य नदीं सिद्धनिषेविताम् । पुण्डरीकमवाप्रोति स्वर्गलोकं॑ च गच्छति,तत्पश्चात् सिद्धसेवित कम्पना नदीमें पहुँचकर मनुष्य पुण्डरीकयज्ञका फल पाता और स्वर्गलोकमें जाता है
kampanāṁ tu samāsādya nadīṁ siddhaniṣevitām | puṇḍarīkam avāpnoti svargalokaṁ ca gacchati ||
فإذا بلغ المرء نهرَ كَمْپَنا (Kampanā) الذي يختلف إليه السِّدْها (siddha) من الحكماء الكاملين، نال ثوابَ قربانِ پوندارِيكا (Puṇḍarīka)، ثم مضى بعد ذلك إلى عالم السماء.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that approaching a sacred river associated with siddhas yields great religious merit—equated here with the fruit of a major sacrifice—and can lead to heavenly attainment, emphasizing the transformative value of tīrtha-pilgrimage and reverence for sanctified spaces.
In the context of the Vana Parva tīrtha descriptions, the speaker states the फलश्रुति (statement of spiritual benefit): one who reaches the Kampanā River, a place visited by siddhas, gains the merit of the Puṇḍarīka sacrifice and then goes to Svarga.