Shloka 109
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
अहल्याया हवदे स्नात्वा व्रजेत परमां गतिम् । अभिगम्याश्रमं राजन् विन्दते श्रियमात्मन:
Ahalyāyāḥ hrade snātvā vrajet paramāṃ gatim | abhigamyāśramaṃ rājan vindate śriyam ātmanaḥ ||
Ghūlastya dit : «En se baignant dans le lac d’Ahalyā, on atteint l’état suprême. Ô Roi, en allant à l’āśrama de Gautama, on obtient pour soi la prospérité.»
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sacred bathing and respectful approach to a rishi’s hermitage are dharmic acts believed to purify the person and yield both higher spiritual attainment (paramā gati) and rightful prosperity (śrī).
Ghūlastya is describing the merit of a specific tīrtha: bathing in Ahalyā’s lake and then visiting the hermitage of the brahmarṣi Gautama, assuring the king that these acts confer supreme benefit and prosperity.