Shloka 98
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
ततः फल्गुं व्रजेद् राज॑स्तीर्थसेवी नराधिप । अश्वमेधमवाप्रोति सिद्धि च महतीं व्रजेत्,राजन! नरेश्वर! तदनन्तर तीर्थसेवी मानव फल्गुतीर्थमें जाय। वहाँ जानेसे उसे अश्वमेधयज्ञका फल मिलता है और बहुत बड़ी सिद्धि प्राप्त होती है
tataḥ phalguṁ vrajed rājā tīrthasevī narādhipa | aśvamedham avāpnoti siddhiṁ ca mahatīṁ vrajet, rājan! nareśvara! tadanantaraṁ tīrthasevī mānava phalgutīrtheṁ yāyāt | tatra jānena sa aśvamedhayajñaphalaṁ labhate ca bahu-mahatīṁ siddhiṁ prāpnoti |
Rồi, hỡi Đại vương—hỡi chúa tể loài người—người hành hương chuyên tâm phụng sự các thánh địa hãy tiến đến Phalgu. Chỉ cần đến đó, người ấy đạt công đức như tế lễ Aśvamedha và chạm tới một thành tựu tâm linh vô cùng lớn lao.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Devout pilgrimage to a recognized tīrtha is presented as a powerful dharmic practice: simply by visiting Phalgu with a pilgrim’s intent, one gains merit comparable to the Aśvamedha and attains great siddhi—highlighting inner reverence over outward grandeur.
The speaker instructs the king about the next sacred destination in a sequence of tīrthas: the pilgrim should go to Phalgu, where the act of visiting is said to confer the fruit of an Aśvamedha sacrifice and a great spiritual accomplishment.