Shloka 8
अर्हणनिर्णयः
Decision on the Highest Honor at the Assembly
सा वेदिदवेंदसम्पन्नैदेवद्धिजमहर्षिभि: । आबभासे समाकीर्णा नक्षत्रैद्यौरिवायता,जैसे नक्षत्रमालाओंद्वारा मण्डित विशाल आकाश मण्डलकी शोभा होती है, उसी प्रकार वेदज्ञ देवर्षियों, ब्रह्मर्षियों और महर्षियोंसे वह वेदी सुशोभित हो रही थी
sā vedī dvija-veda-sampannair deva-dvija-maharṣibhiḥ | ābabhāse samākīrṇā nakṣatrair dyaur ivāyatā ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Jener Opferaltar, dicht umdrängt von vedakundigen brahmanischen Sehern—devarṣis, brahmarṣis und maharṣis—strahlte in herrlichem Glanz, wie der weite Himmel leuchtet, wenn er von Sternengruppen geschmückt ist.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that sacred actions and public ceremonies gain ethical weight and legitimacy when guided by disciplined, Veda-knowing sages; learning and spiritual authority are portrayed as the true adornment of ritual space.
Vaiśampāyana describes a ritual setting in the royal context: the altar is crowded with various classes of revered seers, and their presence makes it shine—compared poetically to the star-filled expanse of the night sky.