Shloka 1
The Glory of Prayāga
Mahātmyā of the Confluence
सूत उवाच । भ्रातृभिः सहिताः सर्वे पांडवा धर्मनिश्चयाः । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नमस्कृत्वागुरुदेवांस्त्वतर्पयन्
sūta uvāca | bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitāḥ sarve pāṃḍavā dharmaniścayāḥ | brāhmaṇebhyo namaskṛtvāgurudevāṃstvatarpayan
सूत उवाच। भ्रातृभिः सहिताः सर्वे पाण्डवा धर्मनिश्चयाः। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नमस्कृत्वा गुरुदेवान् तु अर्पयन्॥
Sūta
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नमस्कृत्वागुरुदेवांस्त्वतर्पयन् = ब्राह्मणेभ्यः + नमस्कृत्वा + गुरुदेवान् + तु + अतर्पयन्; पाण्डवा = पाण्डवाः (IAST pāṃḍavā).
FAQs
It presents dharma as expressed through humility and right conduct—showing reverence to brāhmaṇas and honoring one’s teachers and revered elders.
Sūta is speaking as the narrator, introducing the Pāṇḍavas’ dharma-aligned actions as the scene for the chapter’s unfolding events.
It implies satisfying or honoring through appropriate offerings or respectful service—often connected with rites of propitiation, hospitality, and reverential giving.