Shloka 26
ऋतुपर्णस्य विदर्भयात्रा-निश्चयः तथा बाहुकस्य हयपरिक्षा (Ṛtuparṇa’s resolve to go to Vidarbha and Bāhuka’s examination of horses)
देवता: पूजयामास ब्राह्मणांश्न यशस्विनी । परेण विधिना देवी दमयन्ती विशाम्पते,राजन! समस्त बन्धु-बान्धवों, दोनों बच्चों, माता-पिता और सम्पूर्ण सखियोंको सकुशल देखकर यशस्विनी देवी दमयन्तीने उत्तम विधिके साथ देवताओं और ब्राह्मणोंका पूजन किया
devatāḥ pūjayāmāsa brāhmaṇāṁś ca yaśasvinī | pareṇa vidhinā devī damayantī viśāmpate rājann |
Wahai Raja, pelindung rakyat! Setelah melihat semua kerabat dan sahabatnya, kedua anaknya, serta ayah-ibunya selamat dan sejahtera, Dewi Damayantī yang termasyhur memuja para dewa menurut tata upacara yang paling utama dan memuliakan para brāhmaṇa sebagaimana mestinya.
युदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
When safety and prosperity return, dharma is expressed through gratitude: worship of the divine and respectful giving to brāhmaṇas/learned persons, performed in a proper and elevated manner (vidhi).
After being reunited with her family and seeing them unharmed, Damayantī performs formal worship—honoring the gods and the brāhmaṇas—marking a ritual closure to hardship and a public affirmation of dharmic order.