Shloka 59

Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)

Devanagari script

ततः सत्र॑ समभवत्‌ तस्य राज्ञो महात्मन: । यथाविधि यथाकाल यथोक्तं बहुदक्षिणम्‌,तदनन्तर यथासमय विधिपूर्वक उन महामना नरेशका यज्ञ आरम्भ हुआ। शास्त्रमें जैसा बताया गया है, उसी ढंगसे सब कार्य हुआ। उस यज्ञमें बहुत-सी दक्षिणा दी गयी

Transliteration

tataḥ satraṃ samabhavat tasya rājño mahātmanaḥ | yathāvidhi yathākālaṃ yathoktaṃ bahudakṣiṇam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: Depois disso, aquele rei de grande alma iniciou uma sessão sacrificial (satra). Ela foi realizada exatamente como prescrevem as escrituras — no tempo devido e do modo devido, conforme enunciado — e foi marcada por abundantes dádivas oferecidas como dakṣiṇā, as taxas sacrificiales.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'tataḥ', 'definition': 'thereafter

• then'}, {'term': 'satra (satraṃ)', 'definition': 'a sacrificial session/rite, often extended and conducted according to strict ritual rules'}, {'term': 'samabhavat', 'definition': 'came to be

• commenced'}, {'term': 'tasya rājñaḥ', 'definition': 'of that king'}, {'term': 'mahātmanaḥ', 'definition': 'of the great-souled/noble-minded one'}, {'term': 'yathāvidhi', 'definition': 'according to proper procedure

• as enjoined by rule'}, {'term': 'yathākālam', 'definition': 'at the proper time

• seasonably'}, {'term': 'yathoktam', 'definition': 'as stated (in the śāstra/tradition)

• as prescribed'}, {'term': 'bahudakṣiṇam', 'definition': 'having abundant dakṣiṇā

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• a great-souled king (unnamed in this verse)
• satra (sacrificial session)
• dakṣiṇā (sacrificial gifts/fees)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is shown as disciplined adherence to śāstric procedure (yathāvidhi), right timing (yathākāla), and faithful execution (yathoktam), joined with generosity through ample dakṣiṇā—suggesting that righteous action is both correct in method and benevolent in spirit.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the preceding events, a noble king begins a satra (a sacrificial session). The narrator emphasizes that the rite proceeds exactly according to prescribed rules and at the proper time, and that many gifts are distributed as dakṣiṇā.