Shloka 7
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Public Request for Consent to Enter the Forest (अनुज्ञा-प्रार्थना)
स श्राद्धयज्ञों ववृते बहुशो धनदक्षिण: | अनेकधनरत्नौघो युधिछिरमते तदा,वह श्राद्धयज्ञ युधिष्ठिरकी सम्मतिके अनुसार बहुत-से धनकी दक्षिणासे सुशोभित हुआ। उसमें नाना प्रकारके धन और रत्नोंकी राशियाँ लुटायी गयीं
sa śrāddhayajño vavṛte bahuśo dhanadakṣiṇaḥ | anekadhana-ratnaugho yudhiṣṭhiramate tadā ||
সেই শ্রাদ্ধযজ্ঞ বহুবার সম্পন্ন হ’ল আৰু ধন-দক্ষিণাৰে শোভিত হ’ল। তেতিয়া যুধিষ্ঠিৰৰ মত অনুসাৰে নানাবিধ ধন-সম্পদ আৰু ৰত্নৰ স্ৰোতসম ভঁৰাল বিতৰণ কৰা হ’ল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic kingship expressed through śrāddha and dāna: honoring the departed through proper rites and supporting ritual specialists and dependents through generous dakṣiṇā, turning grief and obligation into ethically ordered giving.
A śrāddha-yajña is being conducted repeatedly, and—following Yudhiṣṭhira’s approval—large amounts of wealth and jewels are distributed as dakṣiṇā, emphasizing the scale and sincerity of the rite.