Shloka 37
सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा
Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
वर्तमाने महायज्ञे त्रितस्य सुमहात्मन:
vartamāne mahāyajñe tritasya sumahātmanaḥ
वर्तमाने महायज्ञे त्रितस्य सुमहात्मनः, तस्मिन् पवित्रे यज्ञमण्डले यत्र विधिः धर्मश्च प्रवर्तेते, ततोऽनन्तरं यथावृत्तं वृत्तान्तः प्रवर्तते।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds yajña as a setting where dharma is enacted through disciplined action and right intention; it signals that ethical meaning in the epic is often framed by ritual order and the character of the agent (here, the ‘great-souled’ Trita).
Vaiśampāyana introduces a scene by stating that Trita’s great sacrifice is currently underway, functioning as a temporal and thematic frame for the events that follow in the chapter.