Shloka 2
Adhyāya 57 — Arjuna’s Vow-Anxiety, Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel, and the Pāśupata Authorization
तस्याश्वमेधे राजर्षेदेशाद्देशात् समीयुषाम् । शिक्षाक्षरविधिज्ञानां नासीत् संख्या विपश्चिताम्,उन राजर्षिके अश्वमेध-यज्ञमें देश-देशसे आये हुए शिक्षाशास्त्र, अक्षर (विभिन्न देशोंकी लिपि) और यज्ञविधिके ज्ञाता विद्वानोंकी गिनती नहीं थी
tasyāśvamedhe rājarṣe deśād deśāt samīyuṣām | śikṣākṣaravidhijñānāṁ nāsīt saṅkhyā vipaścitām ||
হে ৰাজর্ষি! তেওঁৰ সেই অশ্বমেধ যজ্ঞলৈ দেশেদেশৰ পৰা অহা শিক্ষাশাস্ত্ৰ, অক্ষৰ-লিপি জ্ঞান আৰু যজ্ঞবিধি-জ্ঞ পণ্ডিতসকলৰ সংখ্যা গণনাতীত আছিল।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal that a great royal sacrifice is grounded in learned expertise and correct ritual practice—honoring knowledge (śikṣā, akṣara, vidhi) as essential to righteous kingship.
Nārada describes a grand Aśvamedha where innumerable scholars and ritual specialists from many regions assemble, emphasizing the scale and prestige of the rite and the breadth of learned participation.