Shloka 127
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
धर्मज्ञ! वहाँ एक कूप है, जो सब पापोंको दूर करनेवाला है। उसमें सदा चारों समुद्र निवास करते हैं ।।
dharmajña! tatra ekaḥ kūpaḥ asti yaḥ sarvapāpāpahārakaḥ; tasmin sadā catvāraḥ samudrāḥ nivasantīti. tatra upaspṛśya rājendra na durgatim avāpnoti. abhigamya mahādevaṃ varadaṃ rudram avyayam, rājendra, tatra nivāsena manuṣyaḥ meghāvaraṇamuktaś candramā iva suśobhate. nareśvara! tatraiva jātismaratīrtham asti; yatra snātvā manuṣyaḥ pavitraḥ śuddhacittaś ca bhavati—śarīramanasaḥ śuddhiḥ sampadyate.
噢，通达法者！彼处有一口井，能除尽诸罪；井中据说四大海洋恒常居住不息。噢，大王，触及其水，便不堕恶趣。又若趋近不坏之鲁陀罗——赐福的摩诃提婆——其人便如脱离云幕之明月，光辉焕然。噢，人中之主，彼处正是“忆前生之圣渡”；于此沐浴，使人清净而心明，内外身心皆得涤除。
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage teaches that contact with sacred waters and reverent approach to Mahādeva (Rudra/Śiva) symbolize and effect purification: freedom from ‘durgati’ (downfall) arises through dharmic conduct supported by tīrtha-bathing and devotion, culminating in clarity of mind and moral renewal.
A speaker describes a specific sacred site: a well said to contain the presence of the four oceans. The king is told that ritual touching/bathing there prevents an evil fate, and that approaching Rudra nearby brings a radiance likened to the moon emerging from clouds. The place is identified as Jātismara-tīrtha, where bathing purifies both body and mind.