Shloka 29
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
इन्द्रप्रीत्या चेदिपतिश्नकारेन्द्रमहं वसु: । पुत्राश्नास्य महावीर्या: पज्चासन्नमितौजस:,इन्द्रकी प्रसन्नताके लिये चेदिराज वसु प्रतिवर्ष इन्द्रोत्तव मनाया करते थे। उनके अनन्त बलशाली महापराक्रमी पाँच पुत्र थे
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
indraprītyā cedipatir nakāre indramahaṃ vasuḥ |
putrāś cāsya mahāvīryāḥ pañcāsann amitaujasaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: To please Indra, Vasu, the king of Cedi, used to celebrate the Indra-festival every year at Nakāra. He had five sons, all great heroes and of immeasurable strength.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s public life is shown as bound to ritual responsibility and devotion: Vasu maintains annual worship of Indra, suggesting that prosperity and social order are supported by disciplined observance and reverence toward the divine.
Vaiśampāyana describes the Cedi king Vasu: he annually celebrates an Indra-festival at Nakāra to please Indra, and he is introduced as having five sons who are renowned for valor and immense strength.