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 ||
ໄວສຳປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຕາມຄວາມປາດຖະໜາຂອງປານດະວະ ແລະຂອງພຣະກຣິສນະຜູ້ໃຈຍິ່ງ, ມາຍາຜູ້ສະຫວ່າງໄສໄດ້ຕັ້ງໃຈຈະສ້າງຫໍສະພາ. ໃນວັນມງຄົດ ລາວໄດ້ປະກອບພິທີຕາມຈາຣີດ—ພອນມງຄົດ, ການສວັດສະຕິວາຈະນະ ແລະພິທີປະໂລມອື່ນໆ—ແລ້ວຖວາຍອາຫານແລະຂອງຂວັນໃຫ້ພຣາຫມະນຜູ້ດີເດັ່ນນັບພັນໃຫ້ອິ່ມໃຈ. ຈາກນັ້ນ ລາວເລີ່ມວັດແຜ່ນດິນອັນງາມລ້ຳ ມີຮູບສົມບັດດັ່ງທິບ ເໝາະສົມຈະຮອງຮັບຄຸນຄ່າແຫ່ງທຸກລະດູ ເພື່ອການກໍ່ສ້າງຫໍສະພານັ້ນ.
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.