Shloka 29
Āstīka-stuti at Janamejaya’s Sacrifice (आस्तीकस्तुतिः / यज्ञप्रशंसा)
प्रासादस्थं यत्तमपि दग्धवान् विषवद्लिना । ततस्त्वं पुरुषव्याप्र विजयायाभिषेचित:,ब्राह्मणके चले जानेपर तक्षकने छलसे भूपालोंमें श्रेष्ठ तुम्हारे धर्मात्मा पिता राजा परीक्षितके पास पहुँचकर, यद्यपि वे महलमें सावधानीके साथ रहते थे, तो भी उन्हें अपनी विषाग्निसे भस्म कर दिया। नरश्रेष्ठ] तदनन्तर विजयकी प्राप्तिके लिये तुम्हारा राजाके पदपर अभिषेक किया गया
prāsādasthaṃ yat tam api dagdhavān viṣavad agninā | tatas tvaṃ puruṣavyāghra vijayāyābhiṣecitaḥ ||
“প্রাসাদে সুরক্ষিত থেকেও আমি তাকে আমার বিষাগ্নিতে ভস্ম করেছি। তারপর, হে পুরুষব্যাঘ্র, বিজয় ও রাজ্যের স্থিতির জন্য তোমাকে রাজপদে অভিষিক্ত করা হয়েছে।”
तक्षक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the precariousness of worldly security and the moral tension between power and righteousness: even royal protection cannot avert the consequences set in motion by prior actions and enmities, and political succession is framed as a means to restore order and 'victory' after a crisis.
Takṣaka declares that he burned the king (Parīkṣit) with his poisonous, fiery venom despite the king being guarded in his palace, and he notes that afterward the addressed prince was consecrated as king to secure victory and stability in the realm.