Shloka 36
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
अग्निष्टोममवाप्रोति मुनिलोकं॑ च गच्छति । राजेन्द्र! तदनन्तर उत्तम ज्ञानपावन तीर्थमें जाय। वहाँ जानेसे मनुष्य अग्निष्टोमयज्ञका फल पाता और मुनिलोकमें जाता है
agniṣṭomam avāpnoti munilokaṃ ca gacchati | rājendra! tad-anantaraṃ uttama-jñāna-pāvanaṃ tīrthaṃ yāyāt | tatra gamanāt manuṣyaḥ agniṣṭoma-yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti munilokaṃ ca gacchati || tato gacchet rājendra sugandhāṃ loka-viśrutām | sarva-pāpa-viśuddhātmā brahmaloke mahīyate ||
古拉斯提亚说道：“大王中之最胜者啊，此后当往那以至上智慧而能净化的圣渡处。凡至彼处者，得阿耆尼湿多摩祭（Agniṣṭoma）之功德，并达牟尼之界。继而，王啊，当赴苏甘达（Sugandhā），其名闻遍诸世界。内心洗尽一切罪垢者，将在梵天界（Brahmaloka）受尊崇。”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) and inner purification can confer merits comparable to major Vedic sacrifices, culminating in elevated spiritual destinations (Muniloka, Brahmaloka). Ethical emphasis falls on cleansing sin and refining the inner self, not merely performing external rites.
A sage (Ghūlastya) instructs a king (addressed as Rājendra) in a sequence of pilgrimage destinations: first a tīrtha said to purify through highest knowledge, then the famed Sugandhā tīrtha, describing the spiritual fruits—sacrificial merit, access to the sages’ realm, and honor in Brahmaloka.