Shloka 74

Devanagari script

हरिवंशे पर्वणि च पायसं तत्र भोजयेत्‌ । पारणे पारणे राजन्‌ यथावद्‌ भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

harivaṁśe parvaṇi ca pāyasaṁ tatra bhojayet | pāraṇe pāraṇe rājan yathāvad bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Auch beim Vortrag des Harivaṁśa soll man dort süßen Milchreis (pāyasa) als Speise darbringen. Bei jedem Abschlussritus (pāraṇa), o König — o Stier unter den Bharatas — ist dies ordnungsgemäß und nach Vorschrift zu vollziehen.“

Word by Word

• हरिवंशे: in the Harivaṃśa (section/text)
• हरिवंशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिवंश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पर्वणि: in the parvan/chapter/section
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पायसम्: rice-pudding; sweet milk-rice
• पायसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• भोजयेत्: should feed; should cause (someone) to eat
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Parasmaipada

• पारणे: at the breaking (of a fast); at the completion (rite)
• पारणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पारणे: at each breaking (of the fast) (repeated)
• पारणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यथावत्: properly; according to rule
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत्

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas (best of the Bharatas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Harivaṁśa
• pāyasa
• Bharata lineage (bharatarṣabha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharmic completion of sacred observances: when a recitation or vow reaches its formal conclusion (pāraṇa), one should perform the rite properly and express reverence through appropriate offerings—here, serving pāyasa—linking learning/recitation with generosity and disciplined ritual conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing prescribed practices connected with sacred recitations/occasions, stating that during the Harivaṁśa-related parvan as well, pāyasa should be served, and that at every pāraṇa the procedure should be carried out correctly, addressing the listener as ‘O King’ and ‘best of the Bharatas’.