Shloka 18
ययातिदौहित्रपुण्यसमुच्चयः | Yayāti and the Grandsons’ Consolidation of Merit
राजान ऊचु. सत्यमेतद् भवतु ते काडुशक्षितं पुरुषर्षभ । सर्वेषां न: क्रतुफलं धर्मश्न प्रतिगृह्मयताम्,वे राजा बोले--पुरुषशिरोमणे! आपका यह मनोरथ सफल हो। आप हम सब लोगोंके यज्ञोंका फल और धर्म ग्रहण करें
rājāna ūcuḥ | satyam etad bhavatu te kāṅkṣitaṃ puruṣarṣabha | sarveṣāṃ naḥ kratuphalaṃ dharmaṃ ca pratigṛhṇatām ||
Цари сказали: «Да будет так — да исполнится воистину твоё желание, о лучший из людей. Прими от нас плод всех наших жертвоприношений и прими также нашу заслугу дхармы».
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of honoring a worthy recipient: kings express readiness to offer the spiritual fruits of their sacrifices and their dharmic merit, emphasizing generosity, reverence, and the belief that merit can be dedicated or offered to an exalted person.
A group of kings responds respectfully to a revered figure addressed as “best of men,” granting his request and inviting him to accept the results of their sacrificial rites and their accumulated dharma.