Shloka 5
Adhyāya 64 — Omens, Conch Signals, and Arjuna’s Assault on the Elephant Division
स तु तान् वशगान् कृत्वा जित्वा चेमां वसुन्धराम् । ईजे यज्ञशतैरिष्टर्यथाशास्त्रं तथानघ,अनघ! इस प्रकार उन शत्रुओंको वशीभूत करके इस सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वीपर विजय पाकर उन्होंने शास्त्रविधिके अनुसार सौ अभीष्ट यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान किया
sa tu tān vaśagān kṛtvā jitvā cemāṃ vasundharām | īje yajñaśatair iṣṭair yathāśāstraṃ tathānagha ||
Nārada said: Having brought those foes under his control and having conquered this entire earth, he then performed—exactly as the scriptures prescribe—a hundred duly desired sacrifices, O sinless one.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and victory are ethically framed as incomplete unless followed by śāstra-guided conduct; the ruler’s success is validated through disciplined, rule-bound yajña rather than mere domination.
Nārada describes a figure who first subdues opponents and conquers the earth, and then performs a hundred properly conducted sacrifices in accordance with scriptural injunctions, addressing the listener as “anagha” (blameless).