Shloka 12
मयेन सभानिर्माणम्
Maya’s Construction of the Assembly Hall
आद्वता: क्रतवो मुख्या: शतं भरतसत्तम । यत्र यूपा मणिमय श्रैत्याश्वापि हिरण्मया:,भरतश्रेष्ठ! वहीं सम्पूर्ण भूतोंके स्वामी महात्मा प्रजापतिने मुख्य-मुख्य सौ यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान किया था, जिनमें सोनेकी वेदियाँ और मणियोंके खंभे बने थे
ādvātāḥ kratavo mukhyāḥ śataṁ bharatasattama | yatra yūpā maṇimayāḥ śraityāś cāpi hiraṇmayāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik antara keturunan Bharata! Di sana seratus upacara korban suci yang utama telah dilaksanakan dengan sempurna menurut tata cara. Dalam upacara-upacara itu, tiang korban (yūpa) diperbuat daripada permata, dan altar serta kelengkapan ritualnya berkilau dengan emas.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of dharmic order expressed through properly conducted Vedic sacrifice: ritual correctness and abundance are portrayed as signs of a well-founded sacred polity, where prosperity is subordinated to sanctioned, śrauta discipline.
Vaiśampāyana, narrating to Janamejaya, describes a place or occasion marked by grand śrauta performances—one hundred principal sacrifices—distinguished by extraordinary opulence such as jewel-made sacrificial posts and golden ritual structures.