Shloka 23
Nahūṣa-Ājagara Saṃvāda: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Definition of Brāhmaṇa and the ‘Vedyam’ Debate
तेनार्शटिषिणेन तथानुशिष्टा- स्तीर्थानि रम्याणि तपोवनानि महान्ति चान्यानि सरांसि पार्था: सम्पश्यमाना: प्रययुर्नराग्रया:,इसी प्रकार राजर्षि आर्ड्षिणने भी उन सबको उपदेश दिया। तत्पश्चात् वे नरश्रेष्ठ पाण्डव पवित्र तीर्थों, मनोहर तपोवनों और अन्य बड़े-बड़े सरोवरोंका दर्शन करते हुए आगे बढ़े
tenārṣarṣiṇā tathānuśiṣṭās tīrthāni ramyāṇi tapovanāni mahānti cānyāni sarāṃsi pārthāḥ sampaśyamānāḥ prayayur narāgryāḥ |
এইদৰে সেই ৰাজর্ষিৰ উপদেশে অনুশাসিত হৈ নৰশ্ৰেষ্ঠ পাণ্ডৱসকল আগবাঢ়িল। পথত তেওঁলোকে পবিত্ৰ তীৰ্থ, মনোৰম তপোবন আৰু অন্যান্য বৃহৎ সৰোবৰ দৰ্শন কৰি শ্ৰদ্ধাৰে আগুৱাই গ’ল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the value of receiving disciplined instruction (anuśāsana) and then living it through practice—here, by undertaking a reverent journey through tīrthas and tapovanas, places associated with purification, restraint, and dharmic renewal.
After being advised by a royal sage, the Pāṇḍavas continue their journey, visiting and observing holy pilgrimage sites, ascetic forests, and great lakes—moving onward as exemplary travelers shaped by counsel and devotion.