Shloka 139
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
अश्वमेधमवाप्रोति विष्णुलोकं॑ च गच्छति । ये तु दानं॑ प्रयच्छन्ति निश्चीरासंगमे नरा:
aśvamedham avāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati | ye tu dānaṃ prayacchanti niścīrāsaṅgame narāḥ |
他得阿湿婆梅陀大祭之果，往生毗湿奴之界。凡于尼施契罗河汇合处施与供养之人，亦获崇高之报——至无病无忧之天境。其地并有婆悉吒仙人之精舍，名闻三界。
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates tīrtha-yātrā and dāna: sincere giving at a sacred confluence is said to yield merit comparable to the Aśvamedha and to lead the giver toward exalted divine realms, emphasizing accessible ethical action (charity) over costly ritual alone.
Within the Vana Parva’s tīrtha-yātrā discourse, the speaker praises the Niścīrā-saṅgama as a renowned pilgrimage site, describing the spiritual rewards of visiting and giving there, and noting the nearby, tri-loka-famous hermitage of Vasiṣṭha.