Shloka 106

Devanagari script

वाजपेयेन यज्ञेन तर्पयन्ति सुरेश्वरम्‌ । वहाँ प्रतर्दन, वसुमना, औशीनर शिबि तथा अष्टक--ये चार नरेश वाजपेययज्ञके द्वारा देवेश्वर श्रीहरिको तृप्त करते थे

Transliteration

vājapeyena yajñena tarpayanti sureśvaram | tatra pratardanaḥ, vasumanāḥ, auśīnaraḥ śibiḥ tathā aṣṭakaḥ—ime catvāro nareśā vājapeya-yajñena deveśvaraṃ śrīhariṃ tṛptayanti sma |

Translation

Narada berkata: “Dengan korban suci Vājapeya mereka memuaskan Tuhan para dewa. Dalam tradisi itu, empat raja—Pratardana, Vasumanas, Śibi daripada keturunan Uśīnara, dan Aṣṭaka—menggunakan upacara Vājapeya untuk menyenangkan Śrī Hari, Penguasa Ilahi. Teladan mereka menegaskan bahawa kuasa diraja hanya bermakna secara etika apabila dipautkan pada penghormatan, kemurahan hati, dan persembahan kekayaan dengan disiplin demi kesejahteraan yang dipelihara para dewa.”

Word by Word

• वाजपेयेन: by the Vājapeya (rite)
• वाजपेयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजपेय
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• यज्ञेन: by the sacrifice
• यज्ञेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तर्पयन्ति: they satisfy / propitiate
• तर्पयन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada, Active

• सुरेश्वरम्: the lord of the gods
• सुरेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Pratardana
• Vasumanas
• Śibi (Auśīnara)
• Aṣṭaka
• Śrī Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Vājapeya-yajña

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Royal authority and prosperity are to be directed toward dharma through disciplined worship and generous offering; the Vājapeya is presented as a model of kings using power to honor the divine order and cultivate merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada cites exemplary kings—Pratardana, Vasumanas, Śibi Auśīnara, and Aṣṭaka—who performed the Vājapeya sacrifice to gratify the divine Lord (Śrī Hari), holding them up as precedents of righteous, devotional kingship.