Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

तत्रोपस्पर्शनं कृत्वा नियतो नियताशन: । गोसहस्रफलं पुण्य प्राप्नोति भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

tatropsparśanaṃ kṛtvā niyato niyatāśanaḥ | gosahasraphalaṃ puṇyaṃ prāpnoti bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Hỡi bậc tráng kiện nhất trong dòng Bhārata! Sau khi làm lễ tắm gội đúng nghi thức tại đó, sống tự chế và ăn uống điều độ, người ấy đạt công đức thanh tịnh, có quả báo ngang với việc bố thí một nghìn con bò.

Word by Word

तत्रthere

उपस्पर्शनम्ritual touching/ablution (purificatory act)

कृत्वाhaving done

नियतःdisciplined, restrained

नियताशनःof regulated diet/food

गोसहस्रफलम्having the fruit (merit) of a thousand cows

पुण्यम्merit, holy reward

प्राप्नोतिattains

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

bharatarṣabha (honorific addressee, typically a Bharata prince such as Yudhiṣṭhira)

go-sahasra (a thousand cows, as a meritorious gift)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.