Shloka 683

युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya

Devanagari script

पितृदेवार्चनपरो वाजपेयमवाप्नुयात्‌ । वहाँसे क्षीरवती नामक पुण्यतीर्थमें जाय

Transliteration

pitṛdevārcanaparo vājapeyam avāpnuyāt | tatraiva kṣīravatī-nāmakaṁ puṇyatīrthaṁ gacchet, yat atyanta-puṇyātmabhiḥ puruṣaiḥ paripūrṇam | tatra snātvā devatā-pitṝṇāṁ pūjane lagnaḥ puruṣo vājapeya-yajñasya phalaṁ prāpnoti |

Translation

ଘୂଲସ୍ତ୍ୟ କହିଲେ— ଯେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ପିତୃ ଓ ଦେବତାଙ୍କ ଅର୍ଚ୍ଚନାରେ ନିରତ, ସେ ବାଜପେୟ ଯଜ୍ଞର ପୁଣ୍ୟଫଳ ପାଏ। ସେଠାରୁ କ୍ଷୀରବତୀ ନାମକ ପୁଣ୍ୟତୀର୍ଥକୁ ଯିବା ଉଚିତ; ତାହା ପରମ ପବିତ୍ର ଏବଂ ମହାଶୁଦ୍ଧାତ୍ମା ପୁରୁଷମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସେବିତ। ସେଠାରେ ସ୍ନାନ କରି ଦେବ ଓ ପିତୃପୂଜାରେ ମନ ଲଗାଇଲେ, ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ବାଜପେୟ ଯଜ୍ଞର ଫଳ ଲଭେ।

Word by Word

• पितृदेवार्चनपरः: one devoted to worship of the Pitṛs and the gods
• पितृदेवार्चनपरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृदेवार्चनपर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाजपेयम्: Vājapeya (sacrifice/its fruit)
• वाजपेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजपेय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain / may attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ghūlastya
• Kṣīravatī tīrtha
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Devas (gods)
• Vājapeya yajña

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Pilgrimage and sacred bathing, when joined with sincere worship of both gods and ancestors, can yield merit comparable to an eminent Vedic sacrifice; inner devotion and proper reverence are emphasized as the means of gaining great spiritual fruit.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker, Ghūlastya, recommends a specific pilgrimage destination—Kṣīravatī tīrtha—and states the benefit of bathing there and performing worship: the pilgrim attains the reward traditionally associated with the Vājapeya sacrifice.