Shloka 57
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
अथ सुन्दरिकातीर्थ प्राप्प सिद्धनिषेवितम् । रूपस्यथ भागी भवति दृष्टमेतत् पुरातनै:,तदनन्तर सिद्धसेवित सुन्दरिकातीर्थमें जाकर मनुष्य रूपका भागी होता है, यह बात प्राचीन ऋषियोंने देखी है
atha sundarikātīrthaṁ prāpya siddhaniṣevitam | rūpasya atha bhāgī bhavati dṛṣṭam etat purātanaiḥ ||
Pagkaraan, pagdating sa tawiran na tinatawag na Sundarikā—na dinadalaw at pinabanal ng mga siddha—ang tao’y nagiging kabahagi sa kagandahan at kaanyuan. Ito raw ay sinaunang katotohanang nasaksihan at pinagtibay ng mga rishi noong una.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Association with a sanctified tīrtha—especially one frequented by siddhas—yields a tangible auspicious fruit: the attainment of beauty and pleasing form. The verse grounds this claim in the testimony of ancient seers, emphasizing continuity of sacred knowledge.
The speaker continues a tīrtha-māhātmya sequence, describing the next pilgrimage site, Sundarikā-tīrtha, and stating the specific benefit (phala) gained by visiting it—becoming a partaker of beauty—validated by the tradition of the ancients.