Shloka 39
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
भद्रकर्णेश्वरं गत्वा देवमर्च्य यथाविधि । न दुर्गतिमवाप्रोति नाकपृष्ठे च पूज्यते
bhadrakarṇeśvaraṃ gatvā devam arcya yathāvidhi | na durgatim avāpnoti nākapṛṣṭhe ca pūjyate ||
ଭଦ୍ରକର୍ଣ୍ଣେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଯାଇ ଯେ ପୁରୁଷ ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ ଦେବଙ୍କୁ ଅର୍ଚ୍ଚନା କରେ, ସେ କେବେ ଦୁର୍ଗତି ପାଏ ନାହିଁ; ବରଂ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗଲୋକରେ ପୂଜିତ ହୁଏ।
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rule-guided devotion (yathāvidhi arcana) at a sacred shrine is presented as dharmic conduct that generates merit: it prevents spiritual/moral downfall (durgati) and leads to honor in heaven (svarga).
A speaker praises the fruit of visiting the sacred place of Bhadrakarṇeśvara and worshipping the deity properly, describing the promised benefit—freedom from misfortune and heavenly honor—as part of a broader tīrtha-mahātmya (glorification of pilgrimage sites) context in the Vana Parva.