Shloka 75

युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya

Devanagari script

तत्रोपस्पर्शनं कृत्वा नियतो नियताशन: । गोसहस्रफलं पुण्य प्राप्नोति भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

tatropsparśanaṃ kṛtvā niyato niyatāśanaḥ | gosahasraphalaṃ puṇyaṃ prāpnoti bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

“Having performed the prescribed ablution there, and living with self-restraint and regulated food, one attains a holy merit equal to the fruit of gifting a thousand cows, O bull among the Bharatas.”

Word by Word

तत्रthere

उपस्पर्शनम्ritual touching/ablution (purificatory act)

कृत्वाhaving done

नियतःdisciplined, restrained

नियताशनःof regulated diet/food

गोसहस्रफलम्having the fruit (merit) of a thousand cows

पुण्यम्merit, holy reward

प्राप्नोतिattains

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

bharatarṣabha (honorific addressee, typically a Bharata prince such as Yudhiṣṭhira)

go-sahasra (a thousand cows, as a meritorious gift)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Purification at a sacred place, when joined with self-discipline and regulated living, yields great spiritual merit—symbolically equated with the renowned charity of gifting a thousand cows.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker instructs the listener about the religious benefit of performing ablution at a particular holy spot and observing restraint; the act is praised by stating its merit equals the fruit of a major charitable gift.