Shloka 65
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
गड़ोद्धेद॑ समासाद्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नर: । वाजपेयमवाप्रोति ब्रह्मभूतो भवेत् सदा,गंगोद्धेदतीर्थमें जाकर तीन रात उपवास करनेवाला मनुष्य वाजपेययज्ञका फल पाता और सदाके लिये ब्रह्मीभूत हो जाता है
gaṅgoddeśaṁ samāsādya trirātroposito naraḥ | vājapeyam avāpnoti brahmabhūto bhavet sadā ||
Ghūlastya said: “A man who reaches the sacred region of the Gaṅgā and observes a fast for three nights attains the merit of the Vājapeya sacrifice, and becomes established in brahman—abiding in a purified, spiritually elevated state thereafter.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined austerity at a sacred place—here, a three-night fast in the Gaṅgā’s holy region—can confer merit comparable to major Vedic rites, emphasizing inner purification and spiritual elevation over mere ritual grandeur.
In the context of a tīrtha-mahātmya passage, the speaker (Ghūlastya) praises a Gaṅgā-related pilgrimage spot, declaring the spiritual reward gained by those who reach it and undertake a three-night fasting observance.