Shloka 90
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
तेषूपस्पृश्य राजेन्द्र पदेषु नृपसत्तम । यत् किंचिदशुभं कर्म तत् प्रणश्यति भारत
teṣūpaspr̥śya rājendra padeṣu nr̥pasattama | yat kiñcid aśubhaṁ karma tat praṇaśyati bhārata ||
噢诸王之最胜者，噢统御群王者：只要触及那些足迹，凡人身上尚存的一切不祥业垢，皆被摧灭，噢婆罗多啊。
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reverent contact with a sacred trace (here, holy footprints) is presented as a means of moral purification: lingering inauspicious karma is said to be destroyed, emphasizing faith, humility, and ethical renewal.
A speaker addresses a great king (Bhārata) and explains the spiritual efficacy of touching certain revered footprints—implying a sacred site or holy mark—assuring that such an act removes remaining inauspicious karmic residue.