Shloka 31
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
कपिलावटरटं ततो गच्छेत् तीर्थसेवी नराधिप । उपोष्य रजनीं तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्,नरेश्वर! उसके बाद तीर्थसेवी मनुष्य कपिलावट-तीर्थमें जाय। वहाँ रातभर उपवास करनेसे उसे सहस्र गोदानका फल मिलता है
kapilāvaṭaraṭaṃ tato gacchet tīrthasevī narādhipa | upoṣya rajanīṃ tatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet, nareśvara ||
Kemudian, wahai raja, peziarah yang tekun mengunjungi tīrtha hendaknya pergi ke tempat suci bernama Kapilāvaṭa. Dengan berpuasa sepanjang malam di sana, wahai penguasa manusia, ia memperoleh pahala setara dengan sedekah seribu ekor sapi.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disciplined observance at a sacred place—here, fasting through the night at Kapilāvaṭa—is presented as a powerful dharmic act whose merit can equal major acts of charity (such as gifting a thousand cows), emphasizing self-restraint and devotion as paths to puṇya.
The speaker instructs a king about the next step in a pilgrimage itinerary: the pilgrim should go to the Kapilāvaṭa tīrtha and keep a night-long fast there, which is said to confer the merit of a thousand cow-gifts.