Shloka 146

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

Devanagari script

अग्निधारां समासाद्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुताम्‌

Transliteration

agnidhārāṁ samāsādya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutām

Translation

ਤਿੰਨਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਅਗ્નਿਧਾਰਾ ਤੀਰਥ ਨੂੰ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਕੇ—ਵਕਤਾ ਉਸ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ, ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀਰਤਿਤ ਸਥਾਨ ਵੱਲ ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ; ਐਸੇ ਨਾਮੀ ਤੀਰਥ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ ਜਾਣਾ ਹੀ ਪੁੰਨ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਧਰਮਾਚਰਨ ਤੇ ਸ਼ੁੱਧੀ ਦਾ ਦੁਆਰ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• अग्निधाराम्: Agni-dhārā (a stream/line of fire; name of a river/stream)
• अग्निधाराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निधारा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• समासाद्य: having approached/reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: All (agreeing), Locative, Plural

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• विश्रुताम्: renowned/famed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√श्रु
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Agnidhārā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic value of seeking out and approaching renowned tīrthas: contact with sacred places—celebrated across the 'three worlds'—is presented as a means of purification and moral uplift, encouraging reverence, restraint, and righteous living.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker narrates arrival at a famed sacred site called Agnidhārā, emphasizing its widespread renown; this functions as a transition in the pilgrimage narrative, marking a significant stop whose sanctity frames the actions and reflections that follow.