Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 10
यजस्व विविधीर्यज्निर्बन्वन्नैः स्वाप्तदक्षिणै: । ययातिरिव राजेन्द्र श्रद्धादमपुर:सर:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | yajasva vividhair yajñair bahvannaiḥ svāptadakṣiṇaiḥ | yayātir iva rājendra śraddhā-dama-puraḥsaraḥ ||
राजेन्द्र! तुम राजा ययाति की भाँति श्रद्धा और इन्द्रिय-संयम को अग्रणी रखकर, बहुत-से अन्न और पर्याप्त दक्षिणाओं से युक्त, विविध यज्ञों द्वारा यजन करो।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king should uphold dharma through properly conducted sacrifices supported by generosity (adequate dakṣiṇā) and inner discipline—faith (śraddhā) and self-control (dama) must guide outward ritual.
Vaiśampāyana addresses the king and urges him to perform many kinds of well-provisioned sacrifices, invoking Yayāti as an exemplary royal model whose ritual life was characterized by faith and restraint.