Shloka 7
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Public Request for Consent to Enter the Forest (अनुज्ञा-प्रार्थना)
स श्राद्धयज्ञों ववृते बहुशो धनदक्षिण: | अनेकधनरत्नौघो युधिछिरमते तदा,वह श्राद्धयज्ञ युधिष्ठिरकी सम्मतिके अनुसार बहुत-से धनकी दक्षिणासे सुशोभित हुआ। उसमें नाना प्रकारके धन और रत्नोंकी राशियाँ लुटायी गयीं
sa śrāddhayajño vavṛte bahuśo dhanadakṣiṇaḥ | anekadhana-ratnaugho yudhiṣṭhiramate tadā ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Ang paghahandog na śrāddha ay isinagawa nang paulit-ulit, at pinaganda ng masaganang dakṣiṇā—mga kaloob na yaman bilang gantimpala sa mga pari. Ayon sa layon ni Yudhiṣṭhira noon, nagkalat ang bunton ng sari-saring kayamanan at tila mga agos ng hiyas na ipinamahagi—isang gawaing naglalarawan sa tungkulin ng hari bilang pag-aaruga sa mga yumao at makatarungang pagkakaloob sa mga karapat-dapat.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic kingship expressed through śrāddha and dāna: honoring the departed through proper rites and supporting ritual specialists and dependents through generous dakṣiṇā, turning grief and obligation into ethically ordered giving.
A śrāddha-yajña is being conducted repeatedly, and—following Yudhiṣṭhira’s approval—large amounts of wealth and jewels are distributed as dakṣiṇā, emphasizing the scale and sincerity of the rite.