Shloka 20

Devanagari script

ये चान्ये च महीपाला राजसूयं महाक्रतुम्‌ । यजसन्ते ते सहेन्द्रेण मोदन्ते भरतर्षभ,भरतकुलभूषण! दूसरे भी जो भूपाल राजसूय नामक महायज्ञका अनुष्ठान करते हैं, वे देवराज इन्द्रके साथ रहकर आनन्द भोगते हैं

Transliteration

ye cānye ca mahīpālā rājasūyaṃ mahākratum | yajante te sahendreṇa modante bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Nārada sprach: „Auch andere Könige, die das große Opfer namens Rājasūya ordnungsgemäß vollziehen, freuen sich danach in Indras Gemeinschaft. So, o Stier unter den Bhāratas, wird das Ritual als königliche Tat im Einklang mit dem Dharma dargestellt, die weltliche Herrschaft und himmlischen Lohn bringt, wenn sie in rechter Ordnung ausgeführt wird.“

Word by Word

येwho (those who)

चand

अन्येothers

चalso/and

महीपालाkings (earth-protectors)

राजसूयम्the Rājasūya

महाक्रतुम्the great sacrifice/rite

यजसन्तेthey perform sacrifice

तेthey

सहtogether with

इन्द्रेणwith Indra

मोदन्तेthey rejoice/enjoy

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Indra

mahīpālāḥ (kings)

Rājasūya (sacrifice)

Bharata lineage (addressed as Bharatarṣabha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links righteous royal ritual (the Rājasūya) with the accrual of merit: kings who perform the great consecration sacrifice according to dharma attain joy in the heavenly sphere, symbolized by companionship with Indra.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the fruit of the Rājasūya: not only a particular king, but other rulers as well who undertake this major rite are said to enjoy heavenly happiness with Indra, reinforcing the prestige and spiritual consequence of the sacrifice.