Shloka 8
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
अर्चयित्वा पितृन् देवानश्वमेधफलं लभेत् । ईशानाध्युषितं नाम तत्र तीर्थ सुदुर्लभम्,वहाँ देवताओं तथा पितरोंकी पूजा करनेसे मनुष्यको अश्वमेधयज्ञका फल मिलता है। वहीं ईशानाध्युषित नामक परम दुर्लभ तीर्थ है
arcayitvā pitṝn devān aśvamedhaphalaṁ labhet | īśānādhyuṣitaṁ nāma tatra tīrthaṁ sudurlabham ||
そこで祖霊ピトリ（Pitṛ）と諸神を供養すれば、アシュヴァメーダ（馬祭）に等しい功徳を得ると言われる。また同じ地に、イーシャーナ（シヴァ）の臨在によって聖別された「イーシャーナーデュユシタ（Īśānādhyuṣita）」と名づけられた、きわめて稀なる聖なる渡し場（ティールタ）がある。
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere worship of both ancestors (Pitṛs) and gods at a sanctified tīrtha can yield extraordinary spiritual merit—symbolically equated with the Aśvamedha—highlighting the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on accessible dharma through devotion and pilgrimage rather than only grand royal rituals.
A speaker is describing the greatness of a particular pilgrimage site, stating that honoring the Pitṛs and the gods there grants immense merit, and identifying the place as the rare tīrtha called Īśānādhyuṣita, associated with the presence of Īśāna (Śiva).