Shloka 148
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
पितामहसरो गत्वा शैलराजसमीपत: । तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वाणो हाग्निष्टोममवाप्रुयात्,गिरिराज हिमालयके निकट पितामहसरोवरमें जाकर स्नान करनेवाले पुरुषको अग्निष्टोमयज्ञका फल मिलता है
pitāmaha-saraḥ gatvā śaila-rāja-samīpataḥ | tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇo hy agniṣṭomam avāpnuyāt ||
古拉斯底耶（Ghūlastya）说道：“前往靠近山王（喜马拉雅）的圣湖‘毗多摩诃萨罗婆’（Pitāmaha-saras），凡在彼处行沐浴灌顶之礼者，所得功德等同于阿耆尼湿多摩祭（Agniṣṭoma）。”此段彰显《摩诃婆罗多》之旨：以真诚之心朝圣、在尊崇的圣渡处净身，可获广大灵果，劝人持戒守行、笃信修持，而非徒作外相。
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sacred places (tīrthas) and sincere acts of purification—such as ritual bathing—can yield spiritual merit comparable to major Vedic sacrifices, emphasizing inner sincerity and disciplined practice as accessible paths to puṇya.
A speaker named Ghūlastya is describing the greatness of a particular pilgrimage site: the Pitāmaha lake near the Himālaya. He states that bathing there grants the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice, as part of a broader tīrtha-māhātmya (praise of holy places).