Shloka 38
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
शान्तविध्न: सुखारम्भ: प्रभूतधनधान्यवान् । अन्नवान् बहुभक्ष्यश्व केशवेन सुरक्षित:,उस यज्ञका विघ्न शान्त हो गया था; अतः उसका सुखपूर्वक आरम्भ हुआ। उसमें अपरिमित धन-धान्यका संग्रह एवं सदुपयोग किया गया था। भगवान् श्रीकृष्णसे सुरक्षित होनेके कारण उस यज्ञमें कभी अन्नकी कमी नहीं होने पायी। उसमें सदा पर्याप्तमात्रामें भक्ष्य-भोज्य आदिकी सामग्री प्रस्तुत रहती थी
śāntavighnaḥ sukhārambhaḥ prabhūtadhana-dhānyavān | annavān bahubhakṣyaś ca keśavena surakṣitaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: El sacrificio quedó libre de obstáculos y así comenzó sin tropiezos. Estaba provisto de abundante riqueza y grano, y—al estar protegido por Keśava—nunca hubo escasez de alimento. En todo momento se mantenían listas amplias provisiones de manjares y delicadezas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous public rite succeeds when impediments are removed, resources are responsibly marshalled, and protection is ensured; prosperity is shown not as private hoarding but as sustained provision—especially food—for the community involved in the yajña.
Vaiśampāyana describes a sacrifice whose earlier disturbances have been pacified. With abundant wealth and grain and under Kṛṣṇa’s protection, the ritual proceeds smoothly and continuously, with no shortage of food and plentiful offerings and provisions available throughout.