Shloka 34
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
ततो ललितकं गच्छेच्छान्तनोस्तीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् न दुर्गतिमवाप्रुयात्,तत्पश्चात् शान्तनुके उत्तम तीर्थ ललितकमें जाय। राजन! वहाँ स्नान करनेसे मनुष्य कभी दुर्गतिमें नहीं पड़ता
tato lalitakaṁ gacchec chāntanos tīrtham uttamam | tatra snātvā naro rājan na durgatim avāpnuyāt ||
ثمّ ليمضِ إلى لاليتَكا (Lalitaka)، وهو التيرثا الأسمى لِشانتانو (Śāntanu). أيها الملك، من اغتسل هناك لا يسقط في مصيرٍ شرير.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the dharmic value of tīrtha-yātrā: bathing at a revered sacred ford is presented as a means of purification and protection from durgati (a harmful moral/spiritual outcome).
A speaker instructs the king on the next pilgrimage stop: after previous sites, one should go to the Lalitaka tīrtha associated with Śāntanu, where bathing is said to prevent falling into misfortune or an evil destiny.