Shloka 3
Śiśupāla’s Protest Against the Arghya to Kṛṣṇa (शिशुपाल-आक्षेपः)
संश्रुत्य धर्मराजस्य यज्ञ यज्ञविदस्तदा | अन्ये च शतशस्तुष्टर्मनोभिर्भरतर्षभ,भरतकुलभूषण! यज्ञवेत्ता धर्मराजका यज्ञ सुनकर अन्य सैकड़ों मनुष्य भी संतुष्ट हृदयसे वहाँ गये
saṁśrutya dharmarājasya yajñaṁ yajñavidās tadā | anye ca śataśas tuṣṭa-manobhir bharatarṣabha ||
ഭരതശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! ധർമ്മരാജന്റെ യജ്ഞവാർത്ത കേട്ടപ്പോൾ, യജ്ഞവിദഗ്ധരും മറ്റും നൂറുകണക്കിനാളുകളും സന്തുഷ്ടഹൃദയത്തോടെ അവിടേക്ക് പുറപ്പെട്ടു।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous ruler’s public religious act (yajña) functions as an ethical signal: it attracts people through confidence in dharma, orderly conduct, and the expectation of generosity and proper hospitality.
News spreads that Dharmarāja is conducting a yajña. Ritual specialists and many other people, pleased at heart, gather and proceed to the place of the sacrifice.