Shloka 73
Droṇānīka-praveśa: Arjuna’s respectful appeal to Droṇa and renewed advance toward Jayadratha (द्रोणानीकप्रवेशः)
अयजच्छुद्धया राजा परिसंवत्सरान् शतम् । राजाने यथासमय सौ वर्षोतक बड़ी श्रद्धाके साथ दर्श, पौर्णमास, आग्रयण और चातुर्मास्य आदि नाना प्रकारके यज्ञ किये तथा उनमें प्रचुर दक्षिणा दी
ayajac chuddhayā rājā pari-saṁvatsarān śatam | rājāne yathā-samayaṁ śaśa-vrata-paurṇamāsa-āgrayaṇa-cāturmāsya-ādīn nānā-vidhān yajñān kṛtvā teṣu pracurāṁ dakṣiṇāṁ dadau |
Nārada dit : «D’un dessein purifié, le roi accomplit des sacrifices sans relâche pendant cent années entières. Aux saisons convenables, il observa selon le rite de nombreuses cérémonies—telles les offrandes de nouvelle lune et de pleine lune, le sacrifice des prémices et les rites quadrimestriels—et, en chacune d’elles, il accorda d’abondants dons sacerdotaux.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma in ritual life is marked by inner sincerity (śraddhā/śuddhi), correct observance of time and rule (yathā-samaya), and generosity (dakṣiṇā). The verse implies that religious merit is strengthened when discipline and giving accompany faith.
Nārada describes a king’s long-term religious conduct: for a hundred years he performs a cycle of standard Vedic seasonal sacrifices—new-moon, full-moon, first-fruits, and four-monthly rites—and he rewards the officiants with plentiful gifts.