Shloka 7
Droṇānīka-praveśa: Arjuna’s respectful appeal to Droṇa and renewed advance toward Jayadratha (द्रोणानीकप्रवेशः)
स दर्शपौर्णमासाभ्यां कालेष्वाग्रयणेन च । चातुर्मास्यैश्न विविधैर्यज्नैशज्ञावाप्तदक्षिणै:
sa darśapaurṇamāsābhyāṃ kāleṣv āgrayaṇena ca | cāturmāsyaiś ca vividhair yajñaiś ca jñāvāptadakṣiṇaiḥ ||
Nārada sprach: „Zur rechten Zeit vollzog er ordnungsgemäß die Darśa- und Paurṇamāsa-Riten und auch die Āgrayaṇa-Darbringung. Ferner führte er die verschiedenen Cāturmāsya-Opfer aus — Riten, die nach den Jahreszeiten zu vollziehen sind — und schloss sie mit den vorgeschriebenen dakṣiṇā, den gebührenden Opfergaben, ab. So war sein Leben geprägt von disziplinierter Erfüllung vedischer Pflichten, in Ehrfurcht vor Ordnung, Zeit und rechtem Geben.“
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as disciplined, timely observance of prescribed duties—especially yajñas—together with rightful giving (dakṣiṇā). Ethical life is shown as alignment with sacred order (kāla, proper time) and responsibility toward the ritual community.
Nārada is describing a person’s exemplary conduct by listing the Vedic rites he regularly performed—Darśa-Paurṇamāsa, Āgrayaṇa, and Cāturmāsya—emphasizing that they were done at the correct times and completed with the proper sacrificial fees.