Shloka 3
Āśramadharma and the Marks of the Muni
Yayāti–Aṣṭaka Saṃvāda
देवानतर्पयद् यज्ञ: श्राद्धैस्तद्धत्ू पितृनपि । दीनाननुग्रहैरिष्टै: कामैश्न द्विजसत्तमान्,उन्होंने यज्ञोंद्वारा देवताओंको, श्राद्धोंसे पितरोंको, इच्छाके अनुसार अनुग्रह करके दीन-दुःखियोंको और मुहमाँगी भोग्य वस्तुएँ देकर श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणोंको तृप्त किया
vaiśampāyana uvāca | devān atarpayad yajñaḥ śrāddhaiś ca tathā pitṝn api | dīnān anugrahair iṣṭaiḥ kāmaiś ca dvijasattamān |
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—যজ্ঞৰ দ্বাৰা তেওঁ দেৱতাসকলক তৃপ্ত কৰিলে, আৰু শ্রাদ্ধকর্মে পিতৃসকলকো। দীন-দুখীয়াক কৰুণ অনুগ্ৰহ দি, ইচ্ছিত ভোগ্য বস্তু দান কৰি, তেওঁ শ্ৰেষ্ঠ দ্বিজসকলক সন্তুষ্ট কৰিলে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is fulfilled through a balanced life of sacred obligation and social responsibility: worship of the gods through yajña, honoring ancestors through śrāddha, and sustaining the community through compassion to the needy and respectful giving to worthy brāhmaṇas.
The narrator describes a ruler/patron’s exemplary conduct: he performs sacrifices for the gods, conducts ancestral rites for the pitṛs, supports the poor through acts of kindness, and pleases eminent brāhmaṇas by granting them desired gifts and enjoyments.