Shloka 33
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत नागतीर्थे नराधिप । कपिलानां सहस्रस्य फलं विन्दति मानव:,महाराज! वहाँ नागतीर्थमें स्नान करना चाहिये। इससे मनुष्यको सहस्र कपिलादानका फल प्राप्त होता है
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta nāgatīrthe narādhipa | kapilānāṃ sahasrasya phalaṃ vindati mānavaḥ ||
O king, one should perform the sacred bathing/ablution there at Nāga-tīrtha. By doing so, a person gains the merit equivalent to donating a thousand tawny cows—an act praised as a powerful, dharmic gift—thus emphasizing the purifying and merit-bestowing value of pilgrimage and ritual discipline.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pilgrimage and ritual bathing at a sanctified tīrtha, when done with dharmic intent, is presented as yielding great spiritual merit—comparable to major acts of charity such as gifting a thousand cows.
A speaker addresses a king and recommends performing abhiṣeka (sacred bathing) at a specific holy place called Nāga-tīrtha, stating the extraordinary merit that results from this act.