Shloka 11
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
शमीपिप्पलपालाशसमिथधो मधुसर्पिषी । खुव औदुम्बर: शंखस्तथा हेमविभूषित:,मिट्टी, सुवर्ण, तरह-तरहके रत्न, राज्याभिषेककी सामग्री, सब प्रकारके आवश्यक सामान, सोने, चाँदी, ताँबे और मिट्टीके बने हुए जलपूर्ण कलश, फूल, लाजा (खील), कुशा, गोरस, शमी, पीपल और पलाशकी समिधाएँ, मधु, घृत, गूलरकी लकड़ीका खुवा तथा स्वर्णजटित शंख--ये सब वस्तुएँ वे संग्रह करके लाये थे
śamīpippalapālāśasamidhāḥ madhusarpīṣī | khuva audumbaro śaṅkhas tathā hemavibhūṣitaḥ ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: Mereka menghimpun kayu bakar suci dari śamī, pippala, dan palāśa; madu dan ghee; sendok upacara dari kayu udumbara; serta sangkha berhias emas—semuanya untuk melaksanakan ritus konsekrasi dan yajña sesuai dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is upheld not only by intentions but also by proper preparation and orderly conduct. The careful gathering of prescribed ritual materials reflects reverence for sacred procedure, social responsibility, and the ethical ideal that public acts (like consecrations) should be performed correctly and transparently.
The narrator describes people assembling and bringing specific ritual items—sacred fuel-sticks, honey, ghee, a wooden offering-ladle, and a gold-adorned conch—indicating preparations for a formal rite such as a sacrifice or royal consecration performed according to tradition.