Shloka 101
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
मतड़स्याश्रमस्तत्र महर्षेर्भावितात्मन: । त॑ प्रविश्याश्रमं श्रीमच्छूमशोकविनाशनम्
Maṭadasyāśramas tatra maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ | taṁ praviśyāśramaṁ śrīmac chūmaśokavināśanam ||
彼处有大牟尼摩吒陀（Maṭada）之精舍；其心已受熏修，清净自持。入彼可敬之阿湿罗摩（āśrama）——以圣洁之光辉灿然——便成消除忧苦与疲惫之所；由证悟仙人的住持与苦行生活的寂静安宁，予人慰藉。
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual ideal that inner cultivation (bhāvitātman) and a life grounded in tapas create an environment that naturally calms suffering. A sage’s disciplined presence and a sanctified space can become a refuge where grief is reduced and clarity returns.
The speaker points out the location of the great seer Maṭada’s hermitage and describes it as auspicious and grief-dispelling. The narrative moment is a transition into the āśrama setting, preparing for counsel, hospitality, or a restorative encounter typical of forest-episode sequences in the Vana Parva.