Shloka 10
Droṇānīka-praveśa: Arjuna’s respectful appeal to Droṇa and renewed advance toward Jayadratha (द्रोणानीकप्रवेशः)
नक्षत्रेषु च सर्वेषु ददन्नक्षत्रदक्षिणा: | ईजे च विविधीैर्यज्ञैर्यथा सोमो5ज्रिरा यथा,वे सोम और अंगिराकी भाँति सम्पूर्ण नक्षत्रोंमें नक्षत्र-दक्षिणा देते हुए नाना प्रकारके यज्ञोंद्वारा भगवानका यजन करते थे
nakṣatreṣu ca sarveṣu dadannakṣatra-dakṣiṇāḥ | īje ca vividhair yajñair yathā somo ’ṅgirā yathā ||
Narada berkata: Pada semua rasi bulan (nakṣatra) mereka mempersembahkan “nakṣatra-dakṣiṇā” sebagaimana ketentuannya; dan seperti Soma dan Aṅgirā, mereka memuja Tuhan melalui berbagai macam yajña. Dengan disiplin, kedermawanan, dan hormat, mereka menunaikan banyak upacara persembahan.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic worship through disciplined ritual action: performing sacrifices with proper observance and giving dakṣiṇā (generous, rightful gifts). Ethical emphasis falls on reverence, correctness of practice, and generosity as integral to devotion.
Nārada describes exemplary sacrificial conduct: across all nakṣatra-observances, the performers give the appropriate ritual fees and worship through diverse yajñas, being compared to Soma and the sage Aṅgirā as models of Vedic piety.