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Shloka 1

Gaya’s Seven Aśvamedhas, Payoṣṇī Snāna, and the Śaryāti Sacrifice Locale

Lomaśa–Yudhiṣṭhira Dialogue

हि लय ० () है ० एकविशर्त्याधेकशततमो< ध्याय: राजा गयके यज्ञकी प्रशंसा, पयोष्णी, वैदूर्य पर्वत और नर्मदाके माहात्म्य तथा च्यवन-सुकन्याके चरित्रका आरम्भ लोगश उवाच नृगेण यजमानेन सोमेनेह पुरंदर: । तर्पित: श्रूयते राजन्‌ स तृप्तो मुदमभ्यगात्‌,लोमशजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठिर! सुना जाता है कि इस पयोष्णी नदीके तटपर राजा नृगने यज्ञ करके सोमरसके द्वारा देवराज इन्द्रको तृप्त किया था। उस समय इन्द्र पूर्णतः तृप्त होकर आनन्दमग्न हो गये थे

lomaśa uvāca | nṛgeṇa yajamānena someneha purandaraḥ | tarpitaḥ śrūyate rājan sa tṛpto mudam abhyagāt ||

قال لوماشا: أيها الملك (يودهيشثيرا)، يُروى أنّه هنا، حين كان الملك نِرْغا يقيم ذبيحة السُّوما، رُضِيَ بورندرا (إندرا) بقربان السُّوما. ولمّا اكتمل رضاه، بلغ إندرا الفرح. وتُبرز هذه الأبيات المثال الأخلاقي القائل إنّ الطقوس الفيدية إذا أُدّيت على وجهها، بنظامٍ وإخلاص، يُعتقد أنّها تُقيم الوئام بين البشر والآلهة، فتجلب اليُمن والسرور لا مجرّد المنفعة الشخصية.

लोमशःLomasha (the sage)
लोमशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोमश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नृगेणby (king) Nṛga
नृगेण:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनृग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
यजमानेनby the sacrificer
यजमानेन:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयजमान
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सोमेनwith Soma (soma-juice)
सोमेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
पुरंदरःPurandara (Indra)
पुरंदरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरंदर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तर्पितःsatisfied, gratified
तर्पितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतर्पित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रूयतेis heard / is said
श्रूयते:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada (passive sense)
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तृप्तःsated, fully satisfied
तृप्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतृप्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मुदम्joy, delight
मुदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अभ्यगात्attained, came to
अभ्यगात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-गम्
FormAorist, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

लोगश उवाच

L
Lomaśa
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
N
Nṛga
I
Indra (Purandara)
S
Soma (ritual offering)

Educational Q&A

The verse presents the traditional view that a king who performs yajña correctly—especially Soma rites—upholds dharma and can bring about divine satisfaction, symbolizing cosmic reciprocity and the ethical duty of rulers to sustain order through sanctioned means.

Lomaśa, while guiding Yudhiṣṭhira on pilgrimage, introduces the sanctity of the place by recounting that King Nṛga once performed a Soma-sacrifice here, pleasing Indra, who then became joyful—setting the stage for the chapter’s praise of the region and related legends.