Shloka 44
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
यमुनाप्रभवं गत्वा समुपस्पृश्य यामुनम् अश्वमेधफलं लब्ध्वा स्वर्गलोके महीयते,यमुनाप्रभव नामक तीर्थमें जाकर यमुनाजलमें स्नान करके अश्वमेधयज्ञका फल पाकर मनुष्य स्वर्गलोकमें प्रतिष्ठित होता है
yamunāprabhavaṁ gatvā samupaspṛśya yāmunam | aśvamedhaphalaṁ labdhvā svargaloke mahīyate ||
Ghūlasthya disse: “Tendo ido ao vau sagrado chamado Yamunāprabhava e banhado-se devidamente nas águas do Yamunā, a pessoa obtém o mérito do Aśvamedha e é honrada com elevada posição no mundo celeste.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere pilgrimage and ritual bathing at a recognized tīrtha can confer great spiritual merit—comparable to major Vedic sacrifices—leading to honor and elevated posthumous destiny.
The speaker is enumerating the fruits of visiting specific sacred places; here, he describes the benefit of going to the Yamunāprabhava tīrtha and bathing in the Yamunā, promising Aśvamedha-like merit and heavenly honor.