Shloka 9
आदि पर्व — खाण्डवदाह प्रसङ्गः: पावकस्य याचनं तथा इन्द्रवर्षनिवारणोपायः
Adi Parva — Khāṇḍava episode: Agni’s request and the means to resist Indra’s rain
ततः सौभद्रमासाद्य महर्षेस्तीर्थमुत्तमम् । विगाहा सहसा शूर: स्नान॑ चक्रे परंतप:,तदनन्तर परंतप शूरवीर अर्जुन महर्षि सुभद्रके उत्तम सौभद्रतीर्थमें सहसा उतरकर स्नान करने लगे
tataḥ saubhadram āsādya maharṣes tīrtham uttamam | vigāhya sahasā śūraḥ snānaṃ cakre parantapaḥ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Then the hero Arjuna, the scorcher of foes, reached the excellent sacred ford known as Saubhadra, associated with a great seer. Without delay he plunged into the water and performed his ritual bath—an act of purification and disciplined conduct befitting one who moves under dharma even while pursuing arduous aims.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a powerful warrior is expected to observe purity and restraint through dharmic rites; approaching a tīrtha and performing snāna signifies inner discipline and readiness to act rightly.
Arjuna arrives at the sacred place called Saubhadra-tīrtha, linked with a great seer, and immediately enters the water to perform a ritual bath.