Shloka 34
बक-गौतमाख्यानम् / The Baka–Gautama Account
On Gratitude and Friendship Ethics
ततो वर्षसहस्रान्ते वितानमकरोत प्रभु: । विधिना कल्पदृष्टेन यथावच्चोपपादितम्
tato varṣa-sahasrānte vitānam akarot prabhuḥ | vidhinā kalpa-dṛṣṭena yathāvac copapāditam, tathā brahmarṣibhiś caiva sadasyaiḥ upaśobhitam |
ततो वर्षसहस्रान्ते वितानमकरोत प्रभुः । विधिना कल्पदृष्टेन यथावच्चोपपादितम् । तथा ब्रह्मर्षिभिश्चैव सदस्यैरुपशोभितम् ॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is upheld through orderly, well-founded procedure (vidhi/kalpa) carried out with precision (yathāvat) and supported by qualified sages and responsible participants; right action is not merely intention but correct, disciplined execution.
After a long span of time, the Lord (contextually Brahmā) establishes a sacrificial pavilion and begins a properly regulated yajña, graced by brahmarṣis and the assembled officiants, emphasizing the grandeur and correctness of the rite.