Shloka 148
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
पितामहसरो गत्वा शैलराजसमीपत: । तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वाणो हाग्निष्टोममवाप्रुयात्,गिरिराज हिमालयके निकट पितामहसरोवरमें जाकर स्नान करनेवाले पुरुषको अग्निष्टोमयज्ञका फल मिलता है
pitāmaha-saraḥ gatvā śaila-rāja-samīpataḥ | tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇo hy agniṣṭomam avāpnuyāt ||
グーラスタヤは言った。「山の王（ヒマーラヤ）の近くにある、ピターマハ・サラスと呼ばれる聖なる湖へ赴き、そこで儀礼の沐浴を行う者は、アグニシュトーマ祭に等しい功徳を得る。」この一節は『マハーバーラタ』の倫理を示す。すなわち、尊ばれるティールタでの真摯な巡礼と浄めは大いなる霊的果報をもたらし、虚飾ではなく、規律と信を伴う行いへと人を促すのである。
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sacred places (tīrthas) and sincere acts of purification—such as ritual bathing—can yield spiritual merit comparable to major Vedic sacrifices, emphasizing inner sincerity and disciplined practice as accessible paths to puṇya.
A speaker named Ghūlastya is describing the greatness of a particular pilgrimage site: the Pitāmaha lake near the Himālaya. He states that bathing there grants the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice, as part of a broader tīrtha-māhātmya (praise of holy places).