Shloka 9

Night Vigil and Kṛṣṇa’s Instructions to Dāruka (निशि प्रजागरः—दारुकानुशासनम्)

Devanagari script

तत्‌ सुवर्णमपर्यन्तं राजर्षि: कुरुजाड़ले । ईजानो वितते यज्ञे ब्राह्म॒णेभ्यो हरमन्यत,राजर्षि सुहोत्रने कुरुजांगल देशमें यज्ञ किया और उस विशाल यज्ञमें अपनी अनन्त सुवर्णराशि ब्राह्मणोंको बाँट दी

Transliteration

tat suvarṇam aparyantaṁ rājarṣiḥ kurujāṅgale | ījāno vitate yajñe brāhmaṇebhyo haram anyat ||

Translation

ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—କୁରୁଜାଙ୍ଗଲରେ ସେ ରାଜର୍ଷି ଏକ ବିସ୍ତୃତ ମହାଯଜ୍ଞ କଲେ; ଏବଂ ସେହି ବିଶାଳ ଯଜ୍ଞରେ ନିଜର ଅପରିମିତ ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣ-ଭଣ୍ଡାର ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦାନ କରିଦେଲେ—ସ୍ୱାମିତ୍ୱ ନୁହେଁ, ଦାନଧର୍ମକୁ ସେ ବରଣ କଲେ।

Word by Word

तत्that (gold/wealth)

सुवर्णम्gold

अपर्यन्तम्endless, without limit

राजर्षिःroyal sage

कुरुजाङ्गलेin Kurujāṅgala (region)

ईजानःsacrificing, performing (a sacrifice)

विततेin the extended/vast

यज्ञेin the sacrifice

ब्राह्मणेभ्यःto the Brahmins

हरम्wealth/tribute (as gift)

अन्यत्he distributed/gave

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

rājarṣi (royal sage/king)

Kurujāṅgala

yajña (sacrifice)

Brahmins

suvarṇa (gold)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dāna-dharma: a ruler’s wealth is ethically fulfilled when used in yajña and given in charity, especially to support learned custodians of sacred knowledge; true kingship is measured by restraint and generosity, not accumulation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a royal sage in Kurujāṅgala conducting an elaborate sacrifice and distributing an immeasurable quantity of gold to Brahmins as sacrificial gifts (dakṣiṇā), emphasizing the scale of the rite and the king’s liberality.