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Shloka 157

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

उर्वशीतीर्थमासाद्य तत: सोमाश्रमं बुध: । कुम्भकर्णाश्रमं गत्वा पूज्यते भुवि मानव:,तदनन्तर उर्वशीतीर्थ, सोमाश्रम और कुम्भ-कर्णाश्रमकी यात्रा करके मनुष्य इस भूतलपर पूजित होता है

Urvāśītīrtham āsādya tataḥ Somāśramaṃ budhaḥ | Kumbhakarṇāśramaṃ gatvā pūjyate bhuvi mānavaḥ ||

ఉర్వశీ తీర్థాన్ని చేరి, ఆపై సోమాశ్రమానికి, అక్కడి నుంచి కుంభకర్ణాశ్రమానికి వెళ్లిన బుద్ధిమంతుడు భూమిపై పూజింపబడతాడు.

उर्वशीतीर्थम्the Urvashi sacred ford
उर्वशीतीर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउर्वशीतीर्थ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आसाद्यhaving reached
आसाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√सद्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
सोमाश्रमम्the Soma hermitage
सोमाश्रमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोमाश्रम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
बुधःthe wise man
बुधः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबुध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुम्भकर्णाश्रमम्the Kumbhakarna hermitage
कुम्भकर्णाश्रमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुम्भकर्णाश्रम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गत्वाhaving gone
गत्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite
पूज्यतेis honored; is worshipped
पूज्यते:
TypeVerb
Root√पूज्
FormLat (present), Atmanepada (passive), Third, Singular, Passive
भुविon earth
भुवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभू
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
मानवःa man; a human
मानवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

घुलस्त्य उवाच

U
Urvāśī
U
Urvāśī-tīrtha
S
Soma
S
Somāśrama
K
Kumbhakarṇa
K
Kumbhakarṇāśrama

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that disciplined pilgrimage to revered tīrthas and āśramas confers honor and esteem in the world, implying inner purification and alignment with dharma through reverence and self-restraint.

A speaker describes a sequence of sacred destinations—Urvāśī-tīrtha, Somāśrama, and Kumbhakarṇāśrama—and states the फल (result): one who visits them becomes honored on earth.