Mahabharata — Vana Parva, Shloka 11
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
त्रिशूलखातं तत्रैव तीर्थमासाद्य भारत
triśūlakhātaṃ tatraiva tīrtham āsādya bhārata, bharatakulatilaka! vahāṃ triśūlakhāta nāmakaṃ tīrthaṃ; tatra gatvā snānaṃ kuryāt devatā-pitṛ-pūjāyāṃ ca lagnaḥ syāt. evaṃ kurvan manuṣyo dehatyāgānantaraṃ gaṇapati-padaṃ prāpnoti, atra na saṃśayaḥ.
古拉斯提亚说道：“噢，婆罗多啊，婆罗多族的明珠！就在此处有一处圣洁的渡口，名为‘三叉戟凿穴’（Triśūlakhāta）。你当往彼处沐浴，并专心礼敬诸天与祖灵（pitṛ）。如此行者，舍身之后必得‘伽那主’（Gaṇapati）之位——此无可疑。”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pilgrimage is not merely travel but disciplined practice: reaching a tīrtha, bathing with purity of intent, and honoring both gods and ancestors. Such integrated devotion (deva–pitṛ worship) is presented as a dharmic act that yields exalted posthumous fruit.
A guide-like speaker (Ghūlastya) directs the Bharata hero to a specific sacred site named Triśūlakhāta, instructing him to bathe and perform worship there, and then states the promised spiritual result—attainment of Gaṇapati-status after death.