Shloka 873
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा सोमलोकं व्रजेद् ध्रुवम् राजेन्द्र! वहाँसे लोकविख्यात धेनुतीर्थमें जाय। महाराज! वहाँ एक रात रहकर तिलकी गौका दान करे।- इससे तीर्थयात्री पुरुष सब पापोंसे शुद्धचित्त हो निश्चय ही सोमलोकमें जाता है
sarvapāpa-viśuddhātmā somalokaṁ vrajed dhruvam | rājendra! tataḥ lokavikhyāta-dhenutīrthaṁ gacchet | mahārāja! tatra ekarātraṁ uṣitvā tilakī-gāṁ dānaṁ kuryāt | etena tīrthayātrī puruṣaḥ sarvapāpebhyaḥ śuddhacittaḥ san niścayaṁ somalokaṁ gacchati |
古拉斯提亚说道：“噢，诸王之最胜者！内心已从一切罪垢中净化之人，必定前往苏摩之界（Somaloka）。由此当往世间闻名的圣渡——牝牛圣地德奴提尔塔（Dhenutīrtha）。大王啊，在彼处住一夜，并施舍一头以芝麻为记的母牛。凭此行持，朝圣者心地清净，洗尽诸恶，必然抵达苏摩的天界。”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that ethical purification is supported by disciplined pilgrimage and charitable giving: staying at a sacred place (tīrtha) and donating a cow (dāna) are presented as concrete acts that cleanse wrongdoing and lead to a higher spiritual destiny (Somaloka).
A sage-like speaker (Ghūlastya) instructs a king about a specific pilgrimage sequence: go to the famed Dhenutīrtha, observe a one-night stay, and perform a prescribed cow-gift associated with sesame; the result is declared to be purification and attainment of Soma’s realm.