Shloka 4
Śiśupāla-janma-lakṣaṇaṃ (Śiśupāla’s birth marks and the prophecy of his end)
यज्ञस्य च न विध्न: स्यात् प्रजानां च हित॑ भवेत् । यथा सर्वत्र तत् सर्व ब्रूहि मेडद्य पितामह,“दादाजी! यज्ञमें विघ्न न पड़े और प्रजाओंका हित हो तथा जिस प्रकार सर्वत्र शान्ति भी बनी रहे, वह सब उपाय अब मुझे बतानेकी कृपा करें”
yajñasya ca na vighnaḥ syāt prajānāṃ ca hitaṃ bhavet | yathā sarvatra tat sarvaṃ brūhi medadya pitāmaha ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Agar korban suci (yajña) dapat berlangsung tanpa halangan, agar kebajikan dan kesejahteraan rakyat terjamin—dan agar damai terpelihara di segala tempat—wahai Datuk Agung, beritahulah kepadaku segala ikhtiar untuk mencapainya.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler (or leader) should seek counsel to ensure three linked goods: the uninterrupted performance of sacred duty (yajña), the welfare of the people (prajā-hita), and the maintenance of peace everywhere—showing that ritual, governance, and social harmony are ethically interdependent.
The speaker (as reported by Vaiśampāyana) presents a request addressed to the Grandsire (Pitāmaha): to explain practical measures by which a sacrifice can be protected from disruption while simultaneously safeguarding the subjects’ welfare and preserving general peace.