Shloka 31
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
पूर्णे शतसहस्त्रे तु विप्राणां परिविष्यताम् । स्थापिता तत्र संज्ञाभूच्छड्खो ध्मायति नित्यश:
pūrṇe śatasahasre tu viprāṇāṃ pariviṣyatām | sthāpitā tatra saṃjñābhūc chaṅkho dhmāyati nityaśaḥ ||
Dijo Duryodhana: «Cuando se completaba el número de cien mil brahmanes servidos en su comida, se había establecido allí una señal fija; cada día, en cuanto se alcanzaba el lakh, se hacía sonar con fuerza una caracola».
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how large-scale charity and hospitality can become institutionalized and publicly signaled; ethically, it invites reflection on intention—whether giving is rooted in dharma and compassion or in display, competition, and pride.
Duryodhana describes an arrangement where feeding Brahmins is conducted on a massive scale, and a conch is blown as a daily signal once the full quota of one hundred thousand has been served.