Shloka 112
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
ततो विनशनं गच्छेत् सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् । वाजपेयमवाप्रोति सोमलोकं च गच्छति,तत्पश्चात् सब पापोंसे छुड़ानेवाले विनशनतीर्थको जाय, जिससे मनुष्य वाजपेययज्ञका फल पाता और सोमलोकको जाता है
tato vinaśanaṃ gacchet sarvapāpapramocanam | vājapeyam avāpnoti somalokaṃ ca gacchati ||
ನಂತರ ಸರ್ವಪಾಪವಿಮೋಚಕವಾದ ವಿನಶನ ತೀರ್ಥಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಬೇಕು. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋದವನು ವಾಜಪೇಯ ಯಜ್ಞಫಲವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು ಸೋಮಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರುತ್ತಾನೆ.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere pilgrimage to a sanctified tīrtha is a dharmic means of inner purification: it is praised as removing moral impurity (pāpa) and conferring merit comparable to a great Vedic sacrifice, culminating in an elevated posthumous destiny (Soma-loka).
The speaker continues a tīrtha-māhātmya sequence, directing the listener to go next to the sacred place called Vinaśana and stating the spiritual rewards of that visit—freedom from sins, Vājapeya-like merit, and attainment of Soma’s realm.