Shloka 85
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
ततो ब्रह्मसरो गत्वा धर्मारण्योपशोभितम् | ब्रद्मलोकमवाप्रोति प्रभातामेव शर्वरीम्
tato brahmasaraṁ gatvā dharmāraṇyopaśobhitam | brahmalokam avāpnoti prabhātām eva śarvarīm ||
Then, having gone to the Brahma-saras (the sacred lake of Brahmā), beautified by the Dharma-forest, a person attains the world of Brahmā by staying there for a single night until dawn. The passage underscores the Mahābhārata’s ethic of tīrtha-yātrā: disciplined, reverent dwelling in a holy place—especially one associated with dharma—purifies the traveler and yields exalted spiritual fruit.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Association with dharma through pilgrimage is transformative: reverent travel to a sacred site and disciplined observance (here, staying one night until dawn) is presented as generating profound spiritual merit, culminating in attainment of Brahmaloka.
The speaker describes the fruit of visiting Brahmasaras, a sacred lake linked with Brahmā and adorned by the Dharma-forest, stating that a person who stays there through the night until morning gains the reward of reaching Brahmaloka.