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Shloka 873

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

सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा सोमलोकं व्रजेद्‌ ध्रुवम्‌ राजेन्द्र! वहाँसे लोकविख्यात धेनुतीर्थमें जाय। महाराज! वहाँ एक रात रहकर तिलकी गौका दान करे।- इससे तीर्थयात्री पुरुष सब पापोंसे शुद्धचित्त हो निश्चय ही सोमलोकमें जाता है

sarvapāpa-viśuddhātmā somalokaṁ vrajed dhruvam | rājendra! tataḥ lokavikhyāta-dhenutīrthaṁ gacchet | mahārāja! tatra ekarātraṁ uṣitvā tilakī-gāṁ dānaṁ kuryāt | etena tīrthayātrī puruṣaḥ sarvapāpebhyaḥ śuddhacittaḥ san niścayaṁ somalokaṁ gacchati |

Ghūlastya nói: “Hỡi bậc vương giả tối thượng! Người đã gột sạch nội tâm khỏi mọi tội lỗi ắt sẽ đến cõi Soma (Somaloka). Từ đó, hãy đi đến bến thiêng lừng danh trong thiên hạ mang tên Dhenutīrtha. Muôn tâu Đại vương, ở lại đó một đêm rồi bố thí một con bò có dấu vừng (mè). Nhờ pháp hành này, người hành hương trở nên thanh tịnh, sạch mọi lỗi lầm, và chắc chắn đạt đến thiên giới của Soma.”

सर्वपापविशुद्धात्माone whose self is purified of all sins
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वपापविशुद्धात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सोमलोकम्to the Soma-world
सोमलोकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोमलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
व्रजेत्would go / should go
व्रजेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootव्रज्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ध्रुवम्certainly
ध्रुवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootध्रुव

घुलस्त्य उवाच

G
Ghūlastya (speaker)
R
Rājendra (addressed king)
S
Somaloka
D
Dhenutīrtha
C
Cow (dhenu/gāḥ)
S
Sesame (tila)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that ethical purification is supported by disciplined pilgrimage and charitable giving: staying at a sacred place (tīrtha) and donating a cow (dāna) are presented as concrete acts that cleanse wrongdoing and lead to a higher spiritual destiny (Somaloka).

A sage-like speaker (Ghūlastya) instructs a king about a specific pilgrimage sequence: go to the famed Dhenutīrtha, observe a one-night stay, and perform a prescribed cow-gift associated with sesame; the result is declared to be purification and attainment of Soma’s realm.