Shloka 60
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
नैमिषं मृगयानस्य पापस्यार्ध प्रणश्यति । प्रविष्टमात्रस्तु नर: सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते,नैमिषकी खोज करनेवाले पुरुषका आधा पाप उसी समय नष्ट हो जाता है और उसमें प्रवेश करते ही वह सारे पापोंसे छुटकारा पा जाता है
naimiṣaṁ mṛgayānasya pāpasyārdhaṁ praṇaśyati | praviṣṭamātrastu naraḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||
Dijo Ghūlastya: «Para el hombre que llega a Naimiṣa en busca de caza, la mitad del pecado incurrido por ese acto se destruye al instante. Y en el mismo momento en que entra en aquel lugar sagrado, queda libre de todos los pecados.»
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the purificatory power (tīrtha-māhātmya) of Naimiṣa: even actions that generate moral demerit—here, hunting—have their sin diminished, and mere entry into the sacred space is said to bring release from sins, highlighting repentance, sacred geography, and the possibility of ethical renewal.
A speaker named Ghūlastya is describing the spiritual efficacy of the holy place Naimiṣa to the listeners, presenting it as a tīrtha where sins are rapidly destroyed, thereby encouraging pilgrimage and reverence for that sacred region.