Shloka 24
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दर्वीहोमानुपादाय सर्वान् यः प्राप्तुते क्रतून् | अभिषेकं च यस्यान्ते सर्वजित् तेन चोच्यते,“जो उस यज्ञका अनुष्ठान करता है, वह “दर्वीहोम' (अग्निहोत्र आदि)-से लेकर समस्त यज्ञोंके फलको प्राप्त कर लेता है एवं यज्ञके अन्तमें जो अभिषेक होता है, उससे वह यज्ञकर्ता नरेश 'सर्वजित् सम्राट' कहलाने लगता है
darvīhomān upādāya sarvān yaḥ prāpnute kratūn | abhiṣekaṃ ca yasyānte sarvajit tena cocyate |
Waiśampāyana berkata: Barangsiapa melaksanakan kratu ini, ia memperoleh buah semua yajña—mulai dari darvīhoma (persembahan sendok, seperti agnihotra harian) dan seterusnya. Dan karena pada akhirnya dilakukan abhiṣeka baginya, raja sebagai yajamāna itu kemudian disebut “Sarvajit”, sang penguasa penakluk segala—tanda kesempurnaan ritus yang disahkan oleh tata upacara, bukan semata kekerasan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links sovereignty to dharmic procedure: by properly undertaking a great sacrifice, a king is said to gain the merit of all sacrificial rites, and the concluding abhiṣeka confers a recognized, legitimate status—‘Sarvajit’—grounded in ritual and social order rather than mere coercion.
Vaiśampāyana explains the proclaimed result of the sacrifice being discussed: the performer receives the cumulative fruits of sacrifices beginning with darvīhoma, and at the end undergoes consecration, after which he is publicly designated by the royal epithet ‘Sarvajit’.