Shloka 1353
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
त्रिरात्रोपोषितस्तत्र अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् | पुरुषरत्न! वहाँ पार्वतीदेवीके साथ महातेजस्वी भगवान् विश्वेश्वरका दर्शन करनेसे तीर्थयात्रीकोी मित्र और वरुण-देवताके लोकोंकी प्राप्ति होती है, वहाँ तीन रात उपवास करनेसे अग्निष्टोमयज्ञका फल मिलता है
trirātro-poṣitas tatra agniṣṭoma-phalaṁ labhet | puruṣaratna! tatra pārvatī-devyā saha mahā-tejasvī bhagavān viśveśvarasya darśanena tīrtha-yātrikasya mitra-lokānāṁ ca varuṇa-devatā-lokānāṁ ca prāptir bhavati; tatra trīṇi rātrāṇi upavāsena agniṣṭoma-yajñasya phalaṁ labhyate |
“Se alguém jejuar ali por três noites, obtém o mérito do sacrifício Agniṣṭoma. Ó joia entre os homens, ao contemplar nesse tīrtha o Senhor Viśveśvara, de supremo fulgor, juntamente com a deusa Pārvatī, o peregrino alcança os mundos de Mitra e de Varuṇa. E, observando ali um jejum de três noites, recebe o fruto de realizar o Agniṣṭoma.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage teaches that disciplined austerity (a three-night fast) and reverent darśana of Śiva (Viśveśvara) with Pārvatī at a tīrtha can yield merit comparable to major Vedic sacrifices, emphasizing inner devotion and self-restraint as powerful means of dharmic attainment.
A speaker (Ghūlastya) describes the spiritual benefits of a particular sacred place: pilgrims who behold Viśveśvara with Pārvatī are said to attain the celestial realms of Mitra and Varuṇa, and those who fast there for three nights gain the fruit of performing the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.