Shloka 20
मयस्य प्रतिकृतिः — Maya’s Offer and the Commissioning of the Sabhā
तर्पयित्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठानू पायसेन सहस्रश: । धनं बहुविध॑ दत्त्वा तेभ्य एव च वीर्यवान्
tarpayitvā dvijaśreṣṭhān pāyasena sahasraśaḥ | dhanaṃ bahuvidhaṃ dattvā tebhya eva ca vīryavān |
तर्पयित्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठान् पायसेन सहस्रशः । धनं बहुविधं दत्त्वा तेभ्य एव च वीर्यवान् ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Major undertakings should begin with dharmic foundations—respect for learned persons, generosity (dāna), and auspicious rites—so that power and prosperity are aligned with ethical responsibility.
The narrator describes a ceremonial beginning: thousands of eminent Brahmins are honoured and satisfied with pāyasa, and they receive various gifts of wealth, marking an auspicious start to the larger project of establishing a grand royal assembly hall.