Shloka 683
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
पितृदेवार्चनपरो वाजपेयमवाप्नुयात् । वहाँसे क्षीरवती नामक पुण्यतीर्थमें जाय
pitṛdevārcanaparo vājapeyam avāpnuyāt | tatraiva kṣīravatī-nāmakaṁ puṇyatīrthaṁ gacchet, yat atyanta-puṇyātmabhiḥ puruṣaiḥ paripūrṇam | tatra snātvā devatā-pitṝṇāṁ pūjane lagnaḥ puruṣo vājapeya-yajñasya phalaṁ prāpnoti |
古拉斯提亚说道：“凡专心礼敬祖灵（Pitṛ）与诸天者，便得婆阇佩耶祭（Vājapeya）之功德。由此当往名为‘乳河渡’的圣地刹罗伐底（Kṣīravatī），此处至为清净，常有德行纯粹之人来往。若在彼处沐浴，并勤于供奉诸天与祖先，便能获得行婆阇佩耶仪轨之果报。”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pilgrimage and sacred bathing, when joined with sincere worship of both gods and ancestors, can yield merit comparable to an eminent Vedic sacrifice; inner devotion and proper reverence are emphasized as the means of gaining great spiritual fruit.
The speaker, Ghūlastya, recommends a specific pilgrimage destination—Kṣīravatī tīrtha—and states the benefit of bathing there and performing worship: the pilgrim attains the reward traditionally associated with the Vājapeya sacrifice.