Shloka 117
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
अथ माहेश्वरी धारां समासाद्य धराधिप । अश्वमेधमवाप्रोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत्,राजन! तत्पश्चात् माहेश्वरी धाराकी यात्रा करनेसे तीर्थयात्रीको अश्वमेधयज्ञका फल मिलता है और वह अपने कुलका उद्धार कर देता है
atha māheśvarīṁ dhārāṁ samāsādya dharādhipa | aśvamedham avāpnoti kulaṁ caiva samuddharet ||
ثم، يا سيدَ الأرض، إذا بلغ الحاجُّ المجرى المقدّس المسمّى «ماهَيْشْوَرِي دهارا» (Māheśvarī Dhārā)، نال ثوابَ قربانِ الأَشْوَمِيدْها (Aśvamedha)، وبذلك يرفع شأن سلالته ويفديها.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere pilgrimage to a Śaiva sacred site (Māheśvarī Dhārā) can confer extraordinary religious merit—comparable to the Aśvamedha—and that such merit is ethically significant because it is believed to benefit not only the pilgrim but also to uplift the entire lineage.
A speaker is describing the fruits of visiting a particular tīrtha. Addressing the king as ‘dharādhipa,’ he states that reaching Māheśvarī Dhārā grants the pilgrim the reward of an Aśvamedha sacrifice and enables the redemption or elevation of his family line.