Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
यस्य यज्ञे महानासीद् यूप: श्रीमान् हिरण्मय: । त॑ देवा: कर्म कुर्वाणा: शक्रज्येष्ठा उपाश्रयन्
yasya yajñe mahān āsīd yūpaḥ śrīmān hiraṇmayaḥ | taṃ devāḥ karma kurvāṇāḥ śakrajyeṣṭhā upāśrayan |
នៅក្នុងយញ្ញរបស់គាត់ មានយូបៈ (សសរយញ្ញ) ធំខ្ពស់អស្ចារ្យ ពោរពេញដោយសិរី និងធ្វើពីមាស។ ពេលធ្វើកិច្ចយញ្ញ ព្រះទេវតាទាំងឡាយ ដោយមានឥន្ទ្រជាអធិបតី តែងយកយូបៈនោះជាទីពឹងផ្អែកជានិច្ច។
वायुदेव उवाच
The verse highlights the sanctity and centrality of properly established ritual supports: when a sacrifice is conducted with due splendor and correctness, even the gods—led by Indra—are portrayed as relying upon its consecrated center (the yūpa). Ethically, it underscores disciplined action (karma) aligned with dharma as a stabilizing force that sustains cosmic and social order.
Vāyudeva describes a particular sacrificer whose yajña featured an immense, radiant golden yūpa. As the rites proceed, the gods, with Indra foremost, are said to resort to that yūpa—indicating their participation/approval and the yūpa’s role as the ritual axis around which the sacrificial actions are organized.