Shloka 22
Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
त्रिलोककिक्रमे ब्रह्मन्नुत्तरां दिशमाश्रितम् । अत्र राज्ञा मरुत्तेन यज्ञेनेष्ट द्विजोत्तम
trilokakikrame brahmann uttarāṁ diśam āśritam | atra rājñā maruttena yajñeneṣṭa dvijottama
Yuparṇa disse: “Ó brâmane, esta região situa-se para o quadrante do norte, célebre como lugar que ‘abrange os três mundos’. Aqui, ó melhor entre os duas-vezes-nascidos, o rei Marutta outrora realizou um grande sacrifício.”
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharmic ideal that royal power is legitimized and sanctified through Vedic rites performed in proper sacred locales, with Brahmins as authoritative witnesses and guides.
Yuparṇa points out a northern region of great renown and identifies it as the site where King Marutta previously conducted a major sacrifice, grounding the present discussion in remembered sacred history.