Shloka 44
सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्
The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
तत ईजे महायजैर्बहुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणै: । तर्पयामास देवांश्व पितृश्वैव महाद्युति:
tata īje mahāyajñair bahubhir bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ | tarpayāmāsa devāṁś ca pitṝṁś caiva mahādyutiḥ ||
Thereafter, the illustrious one performed many great sacrifices, each accompanied by abundant gifts to the officiants. By these rites he satisfied the gods and also the ancestors, acting in accordance with the ethical duty of generosity and reverence for the divine and the forefathers.
पर्वत उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed through yajña and dāna: a righteous ruler upholds cosmic and social order by performing sacrifices with generous dakṣiṇā, while also honoring obligations to both gods and ancestors through acts that ‘satisfy’ them.
After a prior event (implied by ‘thereafter’), the radiant figure undertakes numerous major sacrificial rites and distributes abundant gifts, thereby ritually gratifying the deities and the ancestral spirits.