Shloka 6
आदि पर्व (अध्याय १२७) — रङ्गे कर्णस्य अवमानः, दुर्योधनस्य प्रतिपक्ष-निवृत्तिः, मैत्री-स्थापनम् / Ādi Parva (Chapter 127) — Karṇa’s Public Humiliation, Duryodhana’s Intervention, and the Formation of Alliance
ततस्तु नगरात् तूर्णमाज्यगन्धपुरस्कृता: । निर्ह्वता: पावका दीप्ता: पाण्डो राजन् पुरोहितैः,राजन! तदनन्तर शीघ्र ही पाण्डुका दाह-संस्कार करनेके लिये पुरोहितगण घृत और सुगन्ध आदिके साथ प्रज्वलित अग्नि लिये नगरसे बाहर निकले
tatastu nagarāt tūṛṇam ājyagandhapuraskṛtāḥ | nirhūtāḥ pāvakā dīptāḥ pāṇḍo rājan purohitaiḥ ||
Then, O king, the priests hurried out of the city, bearing before them ghee and fragrant substances, and carrying kindled, blazing sacred fires, to perform the funeral rites for Pāṇḍu.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as enacted through prescribed rites: even in royal bereavement, the community follows orderly, sanctifying procedures (Agni, ghee, fragrances) led by priests, transforming personal grief into a lawful, purificatory act.
After Pāṇḍu’s death, the priests quickly leave the city carrying blazing sacred fires along with ghee and aromatic offerings, preparing to conduct his cremation and associated funeral ceremonies.