Shloka 11
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
त्रिशूलखातं तत्रैव तीर्थमासाद्य भारत,भरतकुलतिलक! वहीं त्रिशूलखात नामक तीर्थ है; वहाँ जाकर स्नान करे और देवताओं तथा पितरोंकी पूजामें लग जाय। ऐसा करनेवाला मनुष्य देहत्यागके अनन्तर गणपति-पद प्राप्त कर लेता है, इसमें संशय नहीं है
triśūlakhātaṃ tatraiva tīrtham āsādya bhārata, bharatakulatilaka! vahāṃ triśūlakhāta nāmakaṃ tīrthaṃ; tatra gatvā snānaṃ kuryāt devatā-pitṛ-pūjāyāṃ ca lagnaḥ syāt. evaṃ kurvan manuṣyo dehatyāgānantaraṃ gaṇapati-padaṃ prāpnoti, atra na saṃśayaḥ.
Ghūlastya dijo: «¡Oh Bhārata, joya del linaje de los Bharata! Justo allí se halla un vado sagrado llamado Triśūlakhāta. Ve a él, báñate y entrégate al culto de los dioses y de los padres ancestrales (pitṛ). Quien así lo haga, tras abandonar el cuerpo, alcanza la condición de Gaṇapati; de ello no hay duda».
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pilgrimage is not merely travel but disciplined practice: reaching a tīrtha, bathing with purity of intent, and honoring both gods and ancestors. Such integrated devotion (deva–pitṛ worship) is presented as a dharmic act that yields exalted posthumous fruit.
A guide-like speaker (Ghūlastya) directs the Bharata hero to a specific sacred site named Triśūlakhāta, instructing him to bathe and perform worship there, and then states the promised spiritual result—attainment of Gaṇapati-status after death.