Shloka 108
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
ततो गच्छेत ब्रह्मुर्षेगौतमस्य वन प्रियम्,तत्पश्चात् ब्रह्मर्षि गौतमके प्रिय वनकी यात्रा करे। वहाँ अहल्याकुण्डमें स्नान करनेसे मनुष्य परमगतिको प्राप्त होता है। राजन! गौतमके आश्रममें जाकर मनुष्य अपने लिये लक्ष्मी प्राप्त कर लेता है
tato gacchet brahmarṣe gautamasya vana-priyam | tat-paścāt brahmarṣi-gautamake priya-vanakī yātrā karet | tatra ahalyā-kuṇḍe snānena manuṣyaḥ paramagatiṃ prāpnoti | rājan! gautamasyāśrame gatvā manuṣyaḥ svārthe lakṣmīṃ prāpnoti |
Then one should proceed to the beloved forest of the Brahmarṣi Gautama. After that, one should undertake the pilgrimage to Gautama’s cherished woodland. There, by bathing in the Ahalyā Pool, a person attains the highest state. O King, by going to Gautama’s hermitage, a person gains prosperity for oneself—showing how reverence for sacred places and disciplined pilgrimage are linked with inner uplift and rightful well-being.
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