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Shloka 152

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

समारुहा[ नरश्रेष्ठ स्तनकुण्डेषु संविशेत्‌ । स्तनकुण्डमुपस्पृश्य वाजपेयफलं लभेत्‌,नरश्रेष्ठ उस शिखरपर चढ़कर मानव स्तनकुण्डमें स्नान करे। स्तनकुण्डमें अवगाहन करनेसे वाजपेययज्ञका फल प्राप्त होता है

samāruhya naraśreṣṭha stanakuṇḍeṣu saṁviśet | stanakuṇḍam upaspṛśya vājapeyaphalaṁ labhet |

O pinakamahusay sa mga tao, pag-akyat mo sa tuktok na iyon, pumasok ka at maligo sa mga lawa na tinatawag na Stanakuṇḍa. Sa paghipo at paglubog sa Stanakuṇḍa, matatamo ang gantimpalang kasinghalaga ng handog na Vājapeya.

समारुह्यhaving climbed (ascended)
समारुह्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-रुह्
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)
नरश्रेष्ठO best of men
नरश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootनरश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
स्तनकुण्डेषुin the Stana-kundas (breast-shaped pools)
स्तनकुण्डेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्तनकुण्ड
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
संविशेत्should enter / should immerse
संविशेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-विश्
FormVidhi-linga, Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
स्तनकुण्डम्the Stana-kunda (pool)
स्तनकुण्डम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तनकुण्ड
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उपस्पृश्यhaving touched / having bathed (by contact)
उपस्पृश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-√स्पृश्
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)
वाजपेयफलम्the fruit (merit) of the Vajapeya (sacrifice)
वाजपेयफलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाजपेयफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
लभेत्would obtain / should obtain
लभेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√लभ्
FormVidhi-linga, Optative, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

घुलस्त्य उवाच

G
Ghūlastya
S
Stanakuṇḍa (sacred pools)
V
Vājapeya (sacrifice/ritual)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that sincere pilgrimage and ritual purity—symbolized by bathing in a sacred tīrtha—can confer great spiritual merit comparable to major Vedic sacrifices, emphasizing accessible paths to dharma through devotion and disciplined conduct.

A guide/speaker (Ghūlastya) instructs a noble listener to climb to a peak and bathe in the sacred pools named Stanakuṇḍa, declaring that this act grants the reward of performing the Vājapeya yajña.