Shloka 113
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
तपोवनानि यज्ञांश्व॒ हृष्टो5भ्येमि पुन: पुनः । यज्ञ त्वहमिमं श्रुत्वा कुरुराजस्य धीमत:
tapovanāni yajñāṁś ca hṛṣṭo ’bhyemi punaḥ punaḥ | yajña tv aham imaṁ śrutvā kururājasya dhīmataḥ ||
“Alegre, vou repetidas vezes às florestas de eremitas (tapovana) e aos ritos sacrificiais. Tendo ouvido falar deste yajña do sábio rei dos Kurus, eu também vim aqui para o sacrifício.”
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverence for dharmic institutions—tapovanas (centers of austerity and learning) and yajñas (ritual duty). Joyful, repeated participation reflects the ethical ideal that one should seek merit and guidance by approaching the wise and supporting righteous rites.
The speaker (identified as the śvaśura, ‘father-in-law’) explains his arrival: he habitually visits hermitages and sacrifices, and upon hearing of the wise Kuru king’s ongoing yajña, he has come again to attend and take part.