Shloka 96

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 58: Yudhiṣṭhira’s dawn rites, royal gifts, and the reception of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

हेमयूपासनगृहा हेमप्राकारतोरणा: । उन्होंने नाना प्रकारके बहुत-से यज्ञ किये, जिनमें प्रार्थियोंकी सम्पूर्ण कामनाएँ पूर्ण की जाती थीं। उन यज्ञोंमें यज्ञस्तम्भ, आसन, गृह, परकोटे और दरवाजे सुवर्णके बने हुए थे

Transliteration

hemayūpāsanagṛhā hemaprākāratoraṇāḥ |

Translation

Nārada dit : Leurs rites sacrificiels étaient accomplis avec une splendeur royale hors du commun, si bien que les vœux de tous les suppliants étaient pleinement exaucés. Dans ces sacrifices, les poteaux rituels, les sièges, les salles, les enceintes et les portes étaient façonnés d’or, manifestant à la fois la largesse et la puissance de pourvoir aux besoins d’autrui.

Word by Word

• हेमयूपासनगृहा: those whose sacrificial posts, seats, and houses are of gold
• हेमयूपासनगृहा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमयूपासनगृह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हेमप्राकारतोरणा: those whose ramparts and gateways are of gold
• हेमप्राकारतोरणा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमप्राकारतोरण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• yajña (sacrifice)
• yūpa (sacrificial post)
• āsana (seat)
• gṛha (hall/house)
• prākāra (enclosure wall)
• toraṇa (gateway)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of using wealth and power to support sacred rites and to fulfill the needs of those who seek help. Splendor is presented not merely as display, but as capacity for generosity and public benefit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes grand sacrifices in which the ritual infrastructure—posts, seats, halls, walls, and gateways—was made of gold, emphasizing the extraordinary scale of the yajñas and the fulfillment of petitioners’ desires through lavish giving.