Shloka 74

Devanagari script

हरिवंशे पर्वणि च पायसं तत्र भोजयेत्‌ । पारणे पारणे राजन्‌ यथावद्‌ भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

harivaṁśe parvaṇi ca pāyasaṁ tatra bhojayet | pāraṇe pāraṇe rājan yathāvad bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “And on the occasion of the Harivaṁśa recitation as well, one should there offer sweet milk-rice as food. At each and every concluding rite (pāraṇa), O King—done in the proper manner, O bull among the Bharatas—this is to be duly performed.”

Word by Word

हरिवंशेin the Harivaṃśa (section/text)

पर्वणिin the parvan/chapter/section

चand

पायसम्rice-pudding; sweet milk-rice

तत्रthere

भोजयेत्should feed; should cause (someone) to eat

पारणेat the breaking (of a fast); at the completion (rite)

पारणेat each breaking (of the fast) (repeated)

राजन्O king

यथावत्properly; according to rule

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas (best of the Bharatas)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Harivaṁśa

pāyasa

Bharata lineage (bharatarṣabha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharmic completion of sacred observances: when a recitation or vow reaches its formal conclusion (pāraṇa), one should perform the rite properly and express reverence through appropriate offerings—here, serving pāyasa—linking learning/recitation with generosity and disciplined ritual conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing prescribed practices connected with sacred recitations/occasions, stating that during the Harivaṁśa-related parvan as well, pāyasa should be served, and that at every pāraṇa the procedure should be carried out correctly, addressing the listener as ‘O King’ and ‘best of the Bharatas’.