Shloka 11
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
त्रिशूलखातं तत्रैव तीर्थमासाद्य भारत,भरतकुलतिलक! वहीं त्रिशूलखात नामक तीर्थ है; वहाँ जाकर स्नान करे और देवताओं तथा पितरोंकी पूजामें लग जाय। ऐसा करनेवाला मनुष्य देहत्यागके अनन्तर गणपति-पद प्राप्त कर लेता है, इसमें संशय नहीं है
triśūlakhātaṃ tatraiva tīrtham āsādya bhārata, bharatakulatilaka! vahāṃ triśūlakhāta nāmakaṃ tīrthaṃ; tatra gatvā snānaṃ kuryāt devatā-pitṛ-pūjāyāṃ ca lagnaḥ syāt. evaṃ kurvan manuṣyo dehatyāgānantaraṃ gaṇapati-padaṃ prāpnoti, atra na saṃśayaḥ.
Ghūlastya said: “O Bhārata, jewel of the Bharata lineage! Right there is a sacred ford called Triśūlakhāta. Go to it, bathe, and devote yourself to worship of the gods and the ancestral fathers. One who does so, after leaving the body, attains the status of Gaṇapati—of this there is no doubt.”
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