Shloka 37
सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा
Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
वर्तमाने महायज्ञे त्रितस्य सुमहात्मन:
vartamāne mahāyajñe tritasya sumahātmanaḥ
সুমহাত্মা ত্ৰিতৰ মহাযজ্ঞ চলি আছিল। সেই পবিত্ৰ যজ্ঞমণ্ডপত—য’ত বিধিৰ শৃঙ্খলা আৰু ধৰ্মসঙ্কল্পে পৰৱৰ্তী ঘটনাক আকাৰ দিয়ে—সেই ঠাইৰ পৰাই কাহিনী আগবাঢ়ে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds yajña as a setting where dharma is enacted through disciplined action and right intention; it signals that ethical meaning in the epic is often framed by ritual order and the character of the agent (here, the ‘great-souled’ Trita).
Vaiśampāyana introduces a scene by stating that Trita’s great sacrifice is currently underway, functioning as a temporal and thematic frame for the events that follow in the chapter.