Shloka 152
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
समारुहा[ नरश्रेष्ठ स्तनकुण्डेषु संविशेत् । स्तनकुण्डमुपस्पृश्य वाजपेयफलं लभेत्,नरश्रेष्ठ उस शिखरपर चढ़कर मानव स्तनकुण्डमें स्नान करे। स्तनकुण्डमें अवगाहन करनेसे वाजपेययज्ञका फल प्राप्त होता है
samāruhya naraśreṣṭha stanakuṇḍeṣu saṁviśet | stanakuṇḍam upaspṛśya vājapeyaphalaṁ labhet |
يا خيرَ الرجال، إذا صعدتَ إلى تلك القمّة فادخل واغتسل في الغُدُر المسماة سْتَنَكُونْدَا (Stanakuṇḍa). فمن مسَّ سْتَنَكُونْدَا وانغمس فيها نال ثوابًا يعادل ثمرة قربان فاجَپِيَا (Vājapeya).
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere pilgrimage and ritual purity—symbolized by bathing in a sacred tīrtha—can confer great spiritual merit comparable to major Vedic sacrifices, emphasizing accessible paths to dharma through devotion and disciplined conduct.
A guide/speaker (Ghūlastya) instructs a noble listener to climb to a peak and bathe in the sacred pools named Stanakuṇḍa, declaring that this act grants the reward of performing the Vājapeya yajña.