Shloka 10
Droṇānīka-praveśa: Arjuna’s respectful appeal to Droṇa and renewed advance toward Jayadratha (द्रोणानीकप्रवेशः)
नक्षत्रेषु च सर्वेषु ददन्नक्षत्रदक्षिणा: | ईजे च विविधीैर्यज्ञैर्यथा सोमो5ज्रिरा यथा,वे सोम और अंगिराकी भाँति सम्पूर्ण नक्षत्रोंमें नक्षत्र-दक्षिणा देते हुए नाना प्रकारके यज्ञोंद्वारा भगवानका यजन करते थे
nakṣatreṣu ca sarveṣu dadannakṣatra-dakṣiṇāḥ | īje ca vividhair yajñair yathā somo ’ṅgirā yathā ||
Nārada berkata: “Di semua nakṣatra (rumah-rumah bulan), mereka mempersembahkan ‘nakṣatra-dakṣiṇā’, iaitu pemberian upah korban yang ditetapkan; dan seperti Soma dan seperti Aṅgirā, mereka menyembah Tuhan melalui pelbagai jenis yajña—melaksanakan ritus dengan disiplin, kedermawanan, dan rasa hormat.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic worship through disciplined ritual action: performing sacrifices with proper observance and giving dakṣiṇā (generous, rightful gifts). Ethical emphasis falls on reverence, correctness of practice, and generosity as integral to devotion.
Nārada describes exemplary sacrificial conduct: across all nakṣatra-observances, the performers give the appropriate ritual fees and worship through diverse yajñas, being compared to Soma and the sage Aṅgirā as models of Vedic piety.