Shloka 49
Kurukṣetra Pilgrimage: Sages Praise Kṛṣṇa; Vasudeva Inquires on Karma; Viṣṇu-yajña Performed
तस्यर्त्विजो महाराज रत्नकौशेयवासस: । ससदस्या विरेजुस्ते यथा वृत्रहणोऽध्वरे ॥ ४९ ॥
tasyartvijo mahā-rāja ratna-kauśeya-vāsasaḥ sa-sadasyā virejus te yathā vṛtra-haṇo ’dhvare
My dear Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Vasudeva’s priests and the officiating members of the assembly, dressed in silk garments and jeweled ornaments, were so effulgent that they seemed to be standing in the sacrificial arena of Indra, the slayer of Vṛtra.
FAQs
This verse highlights how the priests and sacrificial assembly appeared radiant and opulent—adorned in jeweled silk—showing the honor and purity traditionally associated with properly conducted Vedic sacrifices.
Śukadeva uses Indra’s well-known epithet Vṛtrahaṇ to give a vivid comparison: the priests in this sacrifice looked as splendid as those who officiate in Indra’s famed sacrificial ceremonies.
Even when one’s worship is simple, the lesson is to maintain dignity, cleanliness, and reverence—offering one’s best within one’s means and honoring sacred service and those engaged in it.