Shloka 23
कुन्ती–व्याससंवादः
Kuntī–Vyāsa Dialogue on Durvāsā’s Boon and Karṇa’s Birth
माल्यैर्गन्धैश्व विविधैरर्चयित्वा यथाविधि । कुल्यानि तेषां संयोज्य तदाचख्युर्महीपते:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
mālyair gandhaiś ca vividhair arcayitvā yathāvidhi |
kulyāni teṣāṃ saṃyojya tadācakhyur mahīpateḥ ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—उन्होंने नाना प्रकार की मालाओं और सुगंधित द्रव्यों से विधिपूर्वक उनका अर्चन किया; फिर उनके अस्थि-अवशेषों को समेटकर और व्यवस्थित करके, वह बात पृथ्वीपति राजा को निवेदित की।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma in the form of proper funerary responsibility: honoring the departed with prescribed rites (yathāvidhi), treating their remains with reverence, and acting with accountability by reporting truthfully to the king.
Messengers/attendants perform ritual honor with garlands and fragrances, collect and arrange the remains (kulyāni), and then convey the completed actions and news to the king.