Shloka 11
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
शमीपिप्पलपालाशसमिथधो मधुसर्पिषी । खुव औदुम्बर: शंखस्तथा हेमविभूषित:
śamīpippalapālāśasamidhāḥ madhusarpīṣī | khuva audumbaro śaṅkhas tathā hemavibhūṣitaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Reunieron los pertrechos rituales: leños de ofrenda (samidh) de śamī, pippala y palāśa; miel y mantequilla clarificada (ghṛta); un cucharón de madera de udumbara; y una caracola (śaṅkha) adornada con oro; objetos reunidos para cumplir debidamente, conforme al dharma, los ritos de consagración y sacrificio.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is upheld not only by intentions but also by proper preparation and orderly conduct. The careful gathering of prescribed ritual materials reflects reverence for sacred procedure, social responsibility, and the ethical ideal that public acts (like consecrations) should be performed correctly and transparently.
The narrator describes people assembling and bringing specific ritual items—sacred fuel-sticks, honey, ghee, a wooden offering-ladle, and a gold-adorned conch—indicating preparations for a formal rite such as a sacrifice or royal consecration performed according to tradition.