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Shloka 366

सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा

Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage

समवाप्य च त॑ यज्ञ यथोक्तं ब्रह्म॒वादिभि: | राजन! ब्रह्मवादियोंने जैसा बताया है, उसके अनुसार ही उस यज्ञका सम्पादन करके की हुई त्रितकी वह वेदध्वनि स्वर्गलोकतक गूँज उठी

samavāpya ca taṁ yajñaṁ yathoktaṁ brahmavādibhiḥ | rājan brahmavādibhir yathā proktaṁ tathā tasya yajñasya sampādanaṁ kṛtvā kṛtāyāḥ tritakyā vedadhvaniḥ svargalokaṁ yāvad ghuṅghuṇāyate sma |

قال فايشَمبايانا: «أيها الملك، لما أتمّ ذلك القربان على الوجه الذي وصفه علماءُ شرحِ الفيدا، دوّى صوتُ الفيدا الذي أطلقه تريتا وارتفع إلى العلوّ، كأنه بلغ عالم السماء.»

समवाप्यhaving completed/finished (having performed fully)
समवाप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+अव+आप् (धातु: आप्)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तम्that (him/it)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular
यज्ञम्sacrifice, ritual
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
यथाas, according to how
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
उक्तम्said, prescribed
उक्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु: वच्) / उक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, कर्मणि
ब्रह्मवादिभिःby the expounders of the Veda/Brahman-knowers
ब्रह्मवादिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मवादिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
R
rājan (the King, i.e., Janamejaya as listener)
Y
yajña (sacrifice)
B
brahmavādins (Vedic scholars/ritualists)
V
Veda (Vedic chant/recitation)
S
svargaloka (heaven)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights dharma in the form of ritual integrity: a sacred act yields its intended spiritual potency when performed exactly according to the guidance of qualified Vedic authorities, with disciplined adherence to prescribed procedure and recitation.

Vaiśampāyana describes a sacrifice being properly completed as instructed by brahmavādins; the resulting Vedic chant—marked by a threefold ritual acclamation—rises and echoes as if reaching svarga, emphasizing the grandeur and efficacy of the correctly performed rite.