Shloka 123
अर्जुनस्य प्रतिघातः — श्रुताय्वच्युतायुवधः तथा गजसैन्यविदारणम्
Arjuna’s Counterstroke: Slaying of Śrutāyu and Acyutāyu; Breaking the Elephant Corps
समागम्य द्विजै: सार्ध सेन्द्रैदेवै: समुच्छित: । इन्द्र आदि देवताओंने वहाँ ब्राह्मणोंक साथ मिलकर राजा भरतके यज्ञमें सोनेके बने हुए सौ व्याम (चार सौ हाथ) लंबे सुवर्णमय यूपका आरोपण किया
samāgamya dvijaiḥ sārdhaṃ sendrair devaiḥ samucchritaḥ | indra-ādi-devatābhir tatra brāhmaṇaiḥ saha rājñaḥ bharatasya yajñe suvarṇamayaḥ śata-vyāmaḥ (catuḥśata-hasta-pramāṇaḥ) hiraṇmaya-yūpaḥ samāropitaḥ |
ಅಲ್ಲಿ ದ್ವಿಜ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿ ಸಮಾಗಮಿಸಿದ ಇಂದ್ರಾದಿ ದೇವತೆಗಳು ರಾಜ ಭರತನ ಯಜ್ಞದಲ್ಲಿ ಶತವ್ಯಾಮ (ಸುಮಾರು ನಾಲ್ಕು ನೂರು ಮೊಣಕೈ) ಉದ್ದದ ಸ್ವರ್ಣಮಯ ಯೂಪವನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದರು।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
When royal authority and ritual action are aligned with dharma, they are portrayed as receiving divine support; the golden yūpa symbolizes the public, elevated nature of righteous sacrifice and the social-ethical order it sustains.
Nārada describes a past event at King Bharata’s sacrifice where Indra and other gods, together with Brahmins, erect an extraordinarily long golden sacrificial post (yūpa), highlighting the grandeur and legitimacy of the rite.