Shloka 136
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
कन्यासंवेद्यमासाद्य नियतो नियताशन:
kanyāsaṃvedyam āsādya niyato niyatāśanaḥ
கன்னியாசம்வேத்ய தீர்த்தத்தை அடைந்து, அவர் கட்டுப்பாட்டுடன் நிலைத்தார்; ஒழுக்கம் காத்து, அளவிட்ட உணவையே ஏற்று, தன்னடக்கத்தில் வாழ்ந்தார்.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds niyama—disciplined restraint—especially through regulated conduct and diet. Ethical steadiness is shown not by impulse but by deliberate self-governance, even when the situation depends on sensitive personal testimony.
The speaker describes someone who has arrived at a matter that must be understood via a maiden’s account, and emphasizes that he remains controlled and observant of discipline, marked by regulated eating—suggesting an ascetic or vow-bound posture within the episode.