Shloka 19
Tapovana-praveśaḥ — The King’s Entry into the Sacred Grove and Vision of the Āśrama
ईजिरे च महायज्ञैः क्षत्रिया बहुदक्षिणै: । साज़्रोपनिषदान वेदान् विप्राश्नाधीयते तदा,क्षत्रियलोग बहुत-सी दक्षिणावाले बड़े-बड़े यज्ञोंद्वारा यजन करते थे। ब्राह्मण अंगों और उपनिषदोंसहित सम्पूर्ण वेदोंका अध्ययन करते थे
ījire ca mahāyajñaiḥ kṣatriyā bahudakṣiṇaiḥ | sāṅgopaniṣadān vedān viprāś cādhīyate tadā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: In those days the kṣatriyas performed great sacrifices, rich in gifts and fees to the officiants; and the brāhmaṇas studied the Vedas in their entirety—together with the auxiliary disciplines and the Upaniṣads. Thus society moved in an ordered way: rulers upheld public duty through generous ritual patronage, while priests and teachers upheld learning and sacred knowledge through disciplined study.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic social balance: rulers support public religion and welfare through grand sacrifices and generous giving, while learned brāhmaṇas preserve and transmit sacred knowledge through disciplined Vedic study (including Vedāṅgas and Upaniṣads).
Vaiśampāyana describes the prevailing conduct of society at that time: kṣatriyas are engaged in major sacrificial rites with ample dakṣiṇā, and brāhmaṇas are devoted to studying and reciting the full Vedic corpus along with its auxiliary sciences and Upaniṣadic teachings.