Shloka 433
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
कथयन्ति सम पुरुषा नानादेशनिवासिन: । “जिसकी जैसी इच्छा हो, उसको वही वस्तु दी जाय। सबको इच्छानुसार भोजन कराया जाय'--यह घोषणा दिन-रात जारी रहती थी--कभी बंद नहीं होती थी। हृष्ट-पुष्ट मनुष्योंसे भरे हुए उस यज्ञ-महोत्सवकी चर्चा नाना देशोंके निवासी मनुष्य बहुत दिनोंतक करते रहे
kathayanti sama puruṣā nānādeśanivāsinaḥ | “yasyā yasyecchā bhavet tasmai sā vastur dīyatām | sarvān icchānusāreṇa bhojayitavyāḥ” iti ghoṣaṇā divāniśaṃ pravartate sma—na kadācit viramati sma | hṛṣṭapuṣṭamanuṣyair bhṛtasya tasya yajñamahotsavasya kathāṃ nānādeśanivāsino manuṣyā bahūn ahān kathayām āsuḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: People from many different lands kept speaking about it. A proclamation ran day and night without ever stopping: “Whatever each person desires, let that very thing be given to them. Let everyone be fed according to their wish.” For a long time, travelers and residents from diverse regions continued to recount the fame of that sacrificial festival, crowded with joyful and well-nourished people—an image of royal duty expressed as open-handed hospitality and care for all.
वैशम्पायन उवाच