Mahabharata 1.222.60 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 222, Shloka 60
Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)
तस्मिन् परिसमाप्ते तु राज्ञ: सत्रे महात्मन: । दुर्वाससाभ्यनुज्ञाता विप्रतस्थु: सम याजका:
tasmin parisamāpte tu rājñaḥ satre mahātmanaḥ | durvāsasābhyanujñātā vipratastḥuḥ sama-yājakāḥ ||
महात्मा राजा का सत्र-यज्ञ समाप्त होने पर दुर्वासा की अनुमति लेकर सभी ऋत्विज और सहयाजक अपने-अपने स्थानों को चले गए। वेदों में पारंगत महाभाग ब्राह्मणों से सम्मानित वह सौभाग्यशाली नरेश भी अपनी राजधानी लौट आया। तब वन्दीजन उसका यश गाने लगे और नगरवासियों ने उसका अभिनन्दन किया।
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The verse highlights dharmic kingship and ritual propriety: a sacrifice concludes in orderly fashion, elders like Durvāsas are respectfully consulted, and the king’s legitimacy is reinforced through Vedic endorsement and public acclaim—showing how authority is ideally grounded in dharma, learning, and social recognition.
After the completion of a royal satra-sacrifice, the priests and participants take leave with Durvāsas’s permission and depart. The king, honored by Veda-knowing Brāhmaṇas, returns to his capital where bards praise him and the townspeople welcome him.
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