Shloka 11
Āpad-dharma and Discernment in Livelihood (आपद्धर्मे विज्ञानबलम्)
अश्वमेधैश्व यष्टव्यं बहुभि: स्वाप्तदक्षिणै: । तेन लोकानवाप्रोति पुरुषो5द्धभुतदर्शनान्,राजाको तो पर्याप्त दक्षिणाओंसे युक्त अनेक अश्वमेध यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान भी करना चाहिये। ऐसा करनेसे पुरुष अद्भुत दृश्योंसे सम्पन्न पुण्यलोकोंको प्राप्त कर लेता है
aśvamedhaiś ca yaṣṭavyaṃ bahubhiḥ svāptadakṣiṇaiḥ | tena lokān avāpnoti puruṣo ’dbhuta-darśanān ||
Yama sprach: „Man soll auch viele Aśvamedha-Opfer vollziehen, jedes begleitet von passend und reichlich gewährter dakṣiṇā, den priesterlichen Gaben. Durch dieses Verdienst gelangt der Mensch in selige Welten, erfüllt von wundersamen Anblicken.“
यम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links royal ritual duty with ethical giving: great sacrifices like the Aśvamedha are said to bear fruit only when accompanied by properly bestowed dakṣiṇā, leading to meritorious posthumous realms.
In a didactic discourse in Śānti Parva, Yama instructs about actions that yield auspicious results after death, here recommending multiple well-endowed Aśvamedha rites as a means to attain wondrous heavenly worlds.