Shloka 21
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Procession, Encampment (Niveśa), and Auspicious Timing for Ritual Action
तेषां प्रयास्यतां तत्र मज़लानि शुभान्यथ । प्राहु: प्रहष्टमनसो द्विजाग्रया नागराश्न ते
teṣāṁ prayāsyatāṁ tatra maṅgalāni śubhāny atha | prāhuḥ prahṛṣṭa-manaso dvijāgryā nāgarāś ca te ||
នៅពេលពួកគេត្រៀមចេញដំណើរពីទីនោះ ព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍ដ៏ឧត្តមទាំងឡាយ រួមជាមួយប្រជាជនក្នុងទីក្រុង បានអានពាក្យសុភមង្គលសម្រាប់ពួកគេដោយចិត្តរីករាយ។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is sustained not only by rulers and heroes but also by society’s collective conduct: elders and citizens uphold auspicious order through blessings, goodwill, and proper ritual speech at key transitions like departures.
As the party is about to set out, leading Brahmins and the townspeople, pleased and supportive, recite auspicious benedictions—formally marking the departure with communal approval and ritual propriety.