Shloka 24

Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage

Devanagari script

ततो महारहैस्ते सर्वे रत्नैरभ्यर्चिता: शुभै: । ब्राह्मणा मृष्टवसना: सुप्रीता: सम ततो5भवन्‌

Transliteration

tato mahārahais te sarve ratnair abhyarcitāḥ śubhaiḥ | brāhmaṇā mṛṣṭa-vasanāḥ suprītāḥ saṃ tataḥ abhavan |

Translation

Kemudian semua Brahmana itu dimuliakan dengan permata-permata yang suci dan amat berharga. Berbusana bersih dan indah, mereka menjadi sangat gembira dan sesudahnya berada dalam ketenteraman hati.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

महार्हैःwith very valuable (things)

तेthey

सर्वेall

रत्नैःwith jewels

अभ्यर्चिताःhonoured, worshipped

शुभैःwith auspicious (ones)

ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins

मृष्टवसनाःwearing clean/fine garments

सुप्रीताःvery pleased

समम्equally, together

ततःthen

अभवन्became, were

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Brāhmaṇas

ratna (jewels)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic dāna: honoring worthy recipients (here, Brāhmaṇas) with valuable and auspicious gifts, along with respectful treatment, results in genuine satisfaction and social harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a scene where Brāhmaṇas are ceremonially honored with precious jewels and fine clothing; as a result, they become fully pleased and content.