Shloka 117
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
अथ माहेश्वरी धारां समासाद्य धराधिप । अश्वमेधमवाप्रोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत्,राजन! तत्पश्चात् माहेश्वरी धाराकी यात्रा करनेसे तीर्थयात्रीको अश्वमेधयज्ञका फल मिलता है और वह अपने कुलका उद्धार कर देता है
atha māheśvarīṁ dhārāṁ samāsādya dharādhipa | aśvamedham avāpnoti kulaṁ caiva samuddharet ||
随后，噢大地之主，若抵达名为“摩醯湿伐利之流”（Māheśvarī Dhārā）的圣流，朝圣者便得与马祭（Aśvamedha）等同的功德，并由此振拔、救济其家族血脉。
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere pilgrimage to a Śaiva sacred site (Māheśvarī Dhārā) can confer extraordinary religious merit—comparable to the Aśvamedha—and that such merit is ethically significant because it is believed to benefit not only the pilgrim but also to uplift the entire lineage.
A speaker is describing the fruits of visiting a particular tīrtha. Addressing the king as ‘dharādhipa,’ he states that reaching Māheśvarī Dhārā grants the pilgrim the reward of an Aśvamedha sacrifice and enables the redemption or elevation of his family line.