Shloka 29

Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)

Devanagari script

तस्मै पूजां ततो$कार्षीत्‌ पुरोधा: परमर्षये । सचतां प्रतिजग्राह विधिवन्मन्त्रपूर्वकम्‌,तत्पश्चात्‌ पुरोहितने महर्षिका विधिपूर्वक मन्त्रोच्चारणके साथ पूजन किया और महर्षिने उसे प्रसन्नतापूर्वक ग्रहण किया

Transliteration

tasmai pūjāṃ tato 'kārṣīt purodhāḥ paramarṣaye | sa cātāṃ pratijagrāha vidhivan mantrapūrvakam ||

Translation

ثم إن كاهن الأسرة أقام عبادةً لذلك الحكيم الأسمى على وجهها، وفق الشعائر المقررة ومسبوقةً بتلاوة المانترا المقدسة؛ فقبِل الرائي العظيم ذلك التكريم مسرورًا، على النحو اللائق.

Word by Word

तस्मैto him

पूजाम्worship, honoring

ततःthen, thereafter

अकार्षीत्did, performed

पुरोधाःthe family priest

परमर्षयेto the supreme sage

सचताम्attentive, duly performed (worship)

प्रतिजग्राहaccepted, received

विधिवत्according to rule, duly

मन्त्रपूर्वकम्with mantras as the prelude; accompanied by mantras

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

purodhā (the priest)

paramarṣi (the supreme sage/mahārṣi)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is upheld through disciplined reverence: honoring realized sages with proper ritual (vidhivat) and mantra-recitation reflects humility, social-ethical order, and respect for spiritual authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

After an earlier development in the episode, the officiating priest performs a formal worship for a great sage, following prescribed rites and mantras; the sage accepts the honor graciously, indicating approval and the successful completion of the ritual exchange.