Shloka 59
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
ततस्तु नैमिषं गच्छेत् पुण्यं सिद्धनिषेवितम् । तत्र नित्यं निवसति ब्रह्मा देवगणै: सह,तदनन्तर सिद्धसेवित पुण्यमय नैमिष (नैमिषारण्य)-तीर्थमें जाय। वहाँ देवताओंके साथ ब्रह्माजी नित्य निवास करते हैं
tatastu naimiṣaṃ gacchet puṇyaṃ siddhaniṣevitam | tatra nityaṃ nivasati brahmā devagaṇaiḥ saha ||
Then one should proceed to the sacred Naimiṣa (Naimiṣāraṇya), a holy place frequented by perfected sages. There, Brahmā dwells eternally in the company of the hosts of gods. The passage frames pilgrimage not as mere travel, but as a deliberate turning toward sanctified spaces where divine order is upheld and remembered.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse recommends pilgrimage to a sanctified tīrtha—Naimiṣāraṇya—emphasizing that places hallowed by Siddhas and associated with divine presence support dharmic orientation, remembrance of the sacred, and the accumulation of puṇya.
The speaker directs the listener onward to Naimiṣa, describing it as a holy site visited by perfected beings and affirming its exalted status by stating that Brahmā abides there eternally with the gods.