Mahabharata — Vana Parva, Shloka 104
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
ततो राजगहं गच्छेत् तीर्थसेवी नराधिप
tato rājagahaṃ gacchet tīrthasevī narādhipa, yakṣiṇyāstu prasādena mucyate brahmahatyayā
ततो राजगृहं गच्छेत् तीर्थसेवी नराधिप । यक्षिण्यास्तु प्रसादेन मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया ॥
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The verse teaches that even severe moral transgressions such as brahmahatyā are approached through structured dharmic remedies—tīrtha-sevā (disciplined pilgrimage and sacred observance) coupled with the transformative role of divine prasāda (grace).
A speaker instructs a king about a sequence in a pilgrimage itinerary: the pilgrim should proceed to Rājagṛha, where the Yakṣiṇī connected with that sacred place grants favor, resulting in release from the sin of brahmahatyā.