Shloka 24
राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations
भोजन भोजनार्थिभ्यो दापयामास शत्रुहा | भीमसेनो महातेजा: सततं राजशासनात्,शत्रुसूदन महातेजस्वी भीमसेन महाराज युधिष्ठिरकी आज्ञासे भोजनार्थियोंको भोजन दिलानेके कामपर सदा डटे रहते थे
bhojanaṁ bhojanārthibhyo dāpayāmāsa śatruhā | bhīmaseno mahātejāḥ satataṁ rājaśāsanāt ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。王の命により、敵を討つ者にして大いなる威光を放つビーマセーナは、糧を求めて来る者たちに食を施すよう、絶えず手配し続けた。この段は、秩序立った不断の布施として現れる王者の責務と、困窮者を空手で帰らせぬという倫理の務めを示している。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma for rulers and their agents includes ensuring public welfare—especially feeding those in need. Charity here is not sporadic but sustained, disciplined, and carried out under rightful authority, showing that power is meant to protect and provide.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Bhīma, acting under the king’s directive, remains continuously engaged in arranging meals for people who come seeking food—an organized act of hospitality and relief during the events of the Aśvamedhika context.