Shloka 31
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
पूर्णे शतसहस्त्रे तु विप्राणां परिविष्यताम् । स्थापिता तत्र संज्ञाभूच्छड्खो ध्मायति नित्यश:,जब एक लाख ब्राह्मणोंको रसोई परोस दी जाती, तब उसके लिये एक संकेत नियत किया गया था; प्रतिदिन लाखकी संख्या पूरी होते ही बड़े जोरसे शंख बजाया जाता था
pūrṇe śatasahasre tu viprāṇāṃ pariviṣyatām | sthāpitā tatra saṃjñābhūc chaṅkho dhmāyati nityaśaḥ ||
Disse Duryodhana: “Quando se completava o número de cem mil brâmanes servidos na refeição, estabeleceu-se ali um sinal fixo; todos os dias, assim que o lakh se cumpria, uma concha era soprada com grande estrondo.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how large-scale charity and hospitality can become institutionalized and publicly signaled; ethically, it invites reflection on intention—whether giving is rooted in dharma and compassion or in display, competition, and pride.
Duryodhana describes an arrangement where feeding Brahmins is conducted on a massive scale, and a conch is blown as a daily signal once the full quota of one hundred thousand has been served.