Shloka 31
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
कपिलावटरटं ततो गच्छेत् तीर्थसेवी नराधिप । उपोष्य रजनीं तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्,नरेश्वर! उसके बाद तीर्थसेवी मनुष्य कपिलावट-तीर्थमें जाय। वहाँ रातभर उपवास करनेसे उसे सहस्र गोदानका फल मिलता है
kapilāvaṭaraṭaṃ tato gacchet tīrthasevī narādhipa | upoṣya rajanīṃ tatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet, nareśvara ||
于是，王啊，那勤于巡礼诸圣渡（tīrtha）之人，当往名为迦毗罗伐吒（Kapilāvaṭa）的圣地。若在彼处通宵持斋禁食，众人之主啊，便得与施舍千头牛等同之功德。
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disciplined observance at a sacred place—here, fasting through the night at Kapilāvaṭa—is presented as a powerful dharmic act whose merit can equal major acts of charity (such as gifting a thousand cows), emphasizing self-restraint and devotion as paths to puṇya.
The speaker instructs a king about the next step in a pilgrimage itinerary: the pilgrim should go to the Kapilāvaṭa tīrtha and keep a night-long fast there, which is said to confer the merit of a thousand cow-gifts.