Shloka 37
Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection
ते वाचयित्वा पुण्याहमूहयित्वा च तं विधिम् । शास्त्रोक्तं पूजयामासुस्तद् देवयजनं महत्
te vācayitvā puṇyāham ūhayitvā ca taṃ vidhim | śāstroktam pūjayāmāsus tad devayajanaṃ mahat ||
Hicieron recitar las bendiciones auspiciosas (pūṇyāha) y dispusieron debidamente el rito prescrito, declarando en forma de saṅkalpa el propósito de la ceremonia. Luego mandaron honrar, conforme a los preceptos del śāstra, aquel gran recinto sacrificial—destinado al culto de los dioses.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights śāstra-guided action: major undertakings—especially royal-sacrificial ones—should be sanctified through auspicious rites and carried out strictly according to prescribed procedure, with the intention openly and correctly formulated.
Under Vaiśampāyana’s narration, the participants arrange the preliminary sanctifying recitations (puṇyāha), formalize the ritual resolve/intent (ūha/saṅkalpa), and then perform the scripturally prescribed honoring of the grand sacrificial ground (devayajana).