Shloka 25
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य गच्छेत भरतर्षभ । धारां नाम महाप्राज्ञ: सर्वपापप्रमोचनीम्,भरतश्रेष्ठ! तदनन्तर महाप्राज्ञ पुरुष उस तीर्थकी परिक्रमा करके धाराकी यात्रा करे, जो सब पापोंसे छुड़ानेवाली है
pradakṣiṇam upāvṛtya gacchet bharatarṣabha | dhārāṃ nāma mahāprajñaḥ sarvapāpapramocanīm ||
Ghūlastya said: “O bull among the Bharatas, after completing the circumambulation and turning back, let the wise pilgrim proceed to the sacred ford called Dhārā—renowned for releasing one from every sin.” The instruction frames pilgrimage as disciplined movement: reverent circling, mindful departure, and onward travel to a purifying tīrtha, emphasizing ethical self-cleansing through prescribed sacred practice.
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