Shloka 2
Plakṣāvataraṇa–Yamunā Tīrtha and Prajāpati’s Vedī
Kurukṣetra Threshold
अम्बरीषश्व नाभाग इष्टवान् यमुनामनु । यत्रेष्टवा दश पद्मानि सदस्येभ्योडभिसृष्टवान्
Ambarīṣaś ca Nābhāga iṣṭavān Yamunām anu | yatreṣṭvā daśa padmāni sadasyebhyo 'bhisṛṣṭavān ||
Lomaśa said: “Ambarīṣa and Nābhāga performed a sacrificial rite along the Yamunā. There, after completing the sacrifice, he distributed ten lotus(-like) gifts to the assembled officiants and participants. The passage highlights the dharmic ideal that sacrifice is fulfilled not merely by ritual, but by generous, orderly giving to those who uphold the rite.”
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that yajña is ethically completed through proper generosity—distributing auspicious gifts (dakṣiṇā) to the assembled officiants and participants—linking ritual performance with social responsibility and dharmic giving.
Lomaśa recounts an example from sacred history: Ambarīṣa and Nābhāga perform a sacrifice on the banks of the Yamunā, and upon completion, gifts described as ‘ten lotuses’ are distributed to the members of the sacrificial assembly.