Shloka 114
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
ततो विशल्यामासाद्य नदी त्रैलोक्यविश्रुताम् । अग्निष्टोममवाप्रोति स्वर्गलोक॑ च गच्छति,तत्पश्चात् त्रिलोकीमें विख्यात विशल्या नदीके तटपर जाकर स्नान करे। इससे वह अग्निष्टोमयज्ञका फल पाता और स्वर्गलोकमें जाता है
tato viśalyām āsādya nadīṁ trailokyaviśrutām | agniṣṭomam avāpnoti svargalokaṁ ca gacchati ||
Then, having reached the river Viśalyā—renowned throughout the three worlds—one should bathe on its bank. By that act one attains the merit equal to the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice and proceeds to the heavenly world. The passage frames pilgrimage and ritual purity as ethically potent actions that can substitute for costly sacrificial rites, emphasizing accessible dharmic merit through sacred geography and disciplined conduct.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bathing at a renowned tīrtha (here, the Viśalyā river) is presented as a dharmic act capable of granting merit comparable to an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice, highlighting an accessible path to religious merit through disciplined pilgrimage and purification.
The speaker describes the फल (result) of reaching the famous Viśalyā river and bathing there: the pilgrim gains the sacrificial merit of Agniṣṭoma and then goes to Svarga.