Shloka 24
Brahmaṇānāṃ Yācanā—Tīrtha-yātrā-prastāvaḥ
The Brahmanas’ Petition and the Proposal of Pilgrimage
तच्चाप्यपहरिष्यामि सव्यसाचिन्युपागते । यच्च ते मानसं वीर तीर्थयात्रामिमां प्रति । स महर्षिलोमशस्ते कथयिष्यत्यसंशयम्
taccāpyapahariṣyāmi savyasācin yūpāgate | yacca te mānasaṃ vīra tīrthayātrām imāṃ prati | sa maharṣi-lomaśas te kathayiṣyaty asaṃśayam ||
قال فَيْشَمْبَايَنَة: «وسأزيل ذلك أيضًا حين يَقدُمُ الرامي الذي يُحسنُ الرميَ بكلتا يديه. وأيُّ قصدٍ في قلبك، أيها البطل، بشأن هذه الرحلةِ إلى التِّيرثا—مَعابِرِ الماء المقدّسة—فإن الحكيمَ لُومَشَا سيبيّنه لك بلا ريب.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right action is clarified through competent guidance: inner resolve about a dharmic undertaking (here, pilgrimage) should be examined and explained by a trustworthy sage, removing doubt and aligning intention with dharma.
The narrator indicates that once Arjuna (Savyasācin) arrives, a present uncertainty will be dispelled, and that the sage Lomaśa will certainly explain the hero’s inner intention concerning the ongoing pilgrimage.