Shloka 19
मयस्य प्रतिकृतिः — Maya’s Offer and the Commissioning of the Sabhā
अभिप्रायेण पार्थानां कृष्णस्य च महात्मन: । पुण्ये5हनि महातेजा: कृतकौतुकमड्ल:ः
abhiprāyeṇa pārthānāṃ kṛṣṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ | puṇye 'hani mahātejāḥ kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ ||
ಕುಂತೀಪುತ್ರರ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಕ್ಕೂ ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣನ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯಿಗೂ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿ ಮಹಾತೇಜಸ್ವಿಯಾದ ಮಯನು ಸಭಾಭವನ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲು ನಿಶ್ಚಯಿಸಿದನು. ಪುಣ್ಯತಿಥಿಯ ಶುಭಮುಹೂರ್ತದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಂಗಳಾನುಷ್ಠಾನ, ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿವಾಚನ ಮೊದಲಾದವುಗಳನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಾರಂಭ ಮಾಡಿದನು।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Major undertakings should begin in harmony with right intention and proper order: aligning with wise counsel, choosing auspicious timing, and honoring dharma through hospitality and generosity. The verse highlights that power and achievement are to be grounded in ritual propriety and respect for the learned.
Maya, acting according to the wishes of the Pāṇḍavas and Kṛṣṇa, initiates the building of the grand assembly hall. He begins on an auspicious day with ceremonial rites and by honoring brāhmaṇas, then proceeds to prepare and measure the site for construction.