Shloka 90
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
तेषूपस्पृश्य राजेन्द्र पदेषु नृपसत्तम । यत् किंचिदशुभं कर्म तत् प्रणश्यति भारत,भारत! नृपश्रेष्ठ! राजेन्द्र! उन चरणचिह्नोंका स्पर्श करके मनुष्यका जो कुछ भी अशुभ कर्म शेष रहता है, वह सब नष्ट हो जाता है
teṣūpaspr̥śya rājendra padeṣu nr̥pasattama | yat kiñcid aśubhaṁ karma tat praṇaśyati bhārata ||
O best of kings, O lord of rulers: by touching those footprints, whatever inauspicious karma still clings to a person is destroyed, O Bhārata. The verse frames sacred contact—reverent approach to a holy trace—as an ethical purification that loosens the residue of wrongdoing and restores inner auspiciousness.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reverent contact with a sacred trace (here, holy footprints) is presented as a means of moral purification: lingering inauspicious karma is said to be destroyed, emphasizing faith, humility, and ethical renewal.
A speaker addresses a great king (Bhārata) and explains the spiritual efficacy of touching certain revered footprints—implying a sacred site or holy mark—assuring that such an act removes remaining inauspicious karmic residue.