Shloka 86
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
ब्रह्मणा तत्र सरसि यूपश्रेष्ठ: समुच्छित: । यूपं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा वाजपेयफलं लभेत्,ब्रह्माजीने उस सरोवरमें एक श्रेष्ठ यूपकी स्थापना की थी। उसकी परिक्रमा करनेसे मानव वाजपेययज्ञका फल पा लेता है
brahmaṇā tatra sarasi yūpaśreṣṭhaḥ samucchritaḥ | yūpaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet |
Wika ni Ghūlastya: “Doon, sa lawaing iyon, itinindig ni Brahmā ang isang dakilang haliging panghandog (yūpa). Ang sinumang maglibot nang may pagpipitagan (pradakṣiṇā) sa yūpa na iyon ay magkakamit ng kabutihang-kapantay ng handog na Vājapeya.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reverent practice (pradakṣiṇā) performed with faith at a sanctified object can confer great merit, even comparable to major sacrifices like the Vājapeya—highlighting accessibility of dharmic merit beyond wealth-intensive rituals.
The speaker describes a sacred lake where Brahmā established a superior sacrificial post; the text states that anyone who circumambulates this yūpa gains the fruit of performing the Vājapeya sacrifice.