Shloka 95
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
योनिद्धारं च तत्रैव विश्रुतं भरतर्षभ । तत्राभिगम्य मुच्येत पुरुषो योनिसंकटात्,भरतश्रेष्ठ! वहीं विख्यात योनिद्वारतीर्थ है, जहाँ जाकर मनुष्य योनिसंकटसे मुक्त हो जाता है--उसका पुनर्जन्म नहीं होता
yoniddhāraṃ ca tatraiva viśrutaṃ bharatarṣabha | tatrābhigamya mucyeta puruṣo yonisaṅkaṭāt ||
Hỡi bậc trượng phu trong dòng Bharata, tại đó còn có bến thiêng lừng danh gọi là Yonidvāra. Ai đến nơi ấy sẽ được giải thoát khỏi hiểm nạn và sự giam hãm của vòng sinh tử—người ấy được nói là thoát khỏi tái sinh.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s tīrtha-ethic: certain sacred places are believed to confer profound spiritual benefit. Here, visiting the famed Yonidvāra-tīrtha is presented as a means to transcend the suffering of repeated birth, pointing toward liberation (mokṣa) as the highest aim beyond ordinary merit.
Ghūlastya is describing a renowned pilgrimage site to the Bharata prince (addressed as ‘Bharatarṣabha’), explaining that this particular tīrtha—called Yonidvāra—is famous for granting release from the ‘womb-crisis’ of repeated rebirth to one who goes there.