Shloka 73
Droṇānīka-praveśa: Arjuna’s respectful appeal to Droṇa and renewed advance toward Jayadratha (द्रोणानीकप्रवेशः)
अयजच्छुद्धया राजा परिसंवत्सरान् शतम् । राजाने यथासमय सौ वर्षोतक बड़ी श्रद्धाके साथ दर्श, पौर्णमास, आग्रयण और चातुर्मास्य आदि नाना प्रकारके यज्ञ किये तथा उनमें प्रचुर दक्षिणा दी
ayajac chuddhayā rājā pari-saṁvatsarān śatam | rājāne yathā-samayaṁ śaśa-vrata-paurṇamāsa-āgrayaṇa-cāturmāsya-ādīn nānā-vidhān yajñān kṛtvā teṣu pracurāṁ dakṣiṇāṁ dadau |
Nārada said: “With purified intent, the king performed sacrifices unceasingly for a full hundred years. In their proper seasons he duly observed many rites—such as the new-moon and full-moon offerings, the first-fruits sacrifice, and the four-monthly ceremonies—and in all of them he bestowed abundant priestly gifts (dakṣiṇā).”
नारद उवाच