Shloka 47
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
अथ वेदीं समासाद्य नर: परमदुर्गमाम् अश्वमेधमवाप्रोति स्वर्गलोक॑ च गच्छति,तदनन्तर मनुष्य परम दुर्गम वेदीतीर्थमें जाकर अश्वमेधयज्ञका फल पाता और स्वर्गलोकमें जाता है
atha vedīṃ samāsādya naraḥ paramadurgamām | aśvamedham avāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati ||
Then, having reached that altar—exceedingly difficult to attain—a person obtains the merit of the Aśvamedha sacrifice and goes to the heavenly world.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Approaching a highly sanctified vedī/tīrtha with due reverence is presented as yielding extraordinary spiritual merit—equated here with the fruit of the Aśvamedha—and leading to an auspicious destiny (svarga).
The speaker describes the result of reaching an exceptionally hard-to-attain sacred altar-site: the pilgrim gains the merit comparable to performing the Aśvamedha sacrifice and is said to attain heaven.