Shloka 22
Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)
कृत्वा सीरं स सौवर्णं गह्य रुद्रवृषं प्रभुः पौण्ड्रकं याम्यमहिषं स्वयं कर्षितुमुद्यतः
kṛtvā sīraṃ sa sauvarṇaṃ gahya rudravṛṣaṃ prabhuḥ pauṇḍrakaṃ yāmyamahiṣaṃ svayaṃ karṣitumudyataḥ
அந்த ஆண்டவன் பொன்னாலான கலப்பையைச் செய்யவைத்து, ருத்ரவೃಷன் எனும் காளையையும் யமனுடைய பௌண்ட்ரகன் எனும் எருமையையும் இணைத்து, தானே உழுவதற்கு முனைந்தான்।
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FAQs
The king’s self-ploughing highlights leadership through direct responsibility rather than delegation. In tīrtha contexts, such labor becomes a sacral act—ordering the land and generating merit and remembrance (kīrti).
Primarily Vaṃśānucarita/Carita: exemplary deeds linked to the sanctification of place. Secondarily, it supports tīrtha-mahātmya exposition by narrating the origin/activation of sacred space through action.
A golden plough signifies royal śrī (prosperity) offered into dharma. The pairing of ‘Rudra’ (via rudravṛṣa) and ‘Yama’ (via yāmya-mahiṣa) can symbolically bracket life-force and restraint/order—suggesting that sacred landscapes are established by integrating power (raudra) with law/limit (yama).