Shloka 31
Go-dāna-stuti and Ghṛta-Japa
Praise of cow-gift and ghee-centered recitation
नरपतिरभवत् सदैवताभ्य: प्रयतमनास्त्वभिसंस्तुवंश्ष ता: सम । न च धुरि नृप गामयुक्त भूय- स्तुरगवरैरगमच्च यत्र तत्र
narapatir abhavat sadaivatābhyaḥ prayatamanās tv abhisamstuvanṣ tāḥ samaḥ | na ca dhuri nṛpa gāmayukta-bhūyas turagavarair agamac ca yatra tatra ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。王はつねに神々への帰依を深め、心を整え戒めを保ち、偏りなく静かな精神で、ふさわしい讃嘆を捧げた。しかも王よ、彼は世俗の重荷という轭に繋がれたままではなく、優れた馬に導かれて、あちらこちらへと自在に巡った――驕りや強迫によってではなく、敬虔と自制をもって行動したのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s excellence is shown by disciplined mind (prayata-manāḥ), devotion to the divine (daivatābhyaḥ), and equanimity (samaḥ). Praise and worship should be performed with steadiness and humility, not driven by ego or restlessness.
Vaiśampāyana describes a king who becomes consistently devout and self-controlled, offering proper praise to the gods. The verse also paints a vivid image of his movement—no longer constrained like a slow, yoked conveyance, he travels about with fine horses, suggesting renewed vigor and purposeful conduct.