Shloka 75
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
तत्रोपस्पर्शनं कृत्वा नियतो नियताशन: । गोसहस्रफलं पुण्य प्राप्नोति भरतर्षभ
tatropsparśanaṃ kṛtvā niyato niyatāśanaḥ | gosahasraphalaṃ puṇyaṃ prāpnoti bharatarṣabha ||
اے بھرت شریشٹھ! وہاں مقررہ اشنان کر کے، ضبطِ نفس اختیار کر کے اور محدود خوراک کے ساتھ، آدمی ہزار گایوں کے دان کے پھل کے برابر پُنّیہ پاتا ہے۔
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Purification at a sacred place, when joined with self-discipline and regulated living, yields great spiritual merit—symbolically equated with the renowned charity of gifting a thousand cows.
A speaker instructs the listener about the religious benefit of performing ablution at a particular holy spot and observing restraint; the act is praised by stating its merit equals the fruit of a major charitable gift.