Shloka 37
Marutta’s Sacrifice: Indra’s Threat, Saṃvarta’s Mantric Restraint, and Divine Reconciliation (अध्याय १०)
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो राजा पाण्डवो हृष्टरूप: श्रुत्वा वाक््यं सत्यवत्या: सुतस्य । मनश्नक्रे तेन वित्तेन यह ततोअमात्यैर्मन्त्रयामास भूय:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato rājā pāṇḍavo hṛṣṭarūpaḥ śrutvā vākyam satyavatyāḥ sutasya | manaś cakre tena vittena yaḥ tato 'mātyair mantrayāmāsa bhūyaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: O Janamejaya, nang marinig ng haring Pāṇḍava—na nagliliwanag sa galak—ang mga salita ng anak ni Satyavatī (Vyāsa), nagpasya siya sa kanyang isip na magsagawa ng sakripisyo gamit ang kayamanang iyon; at muli’t muli niyang pinagsanggunian ang bagay na ito kasama ng kanyang mga ministro.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A dharmic ruler does not act merely from excitement or personal satisfaction; even for a sacred goal like a yajña, he forms a considered resolve and seeks repeated counsel from ministers, aligning resources, intention, and public responsibility.
After hearing Vyāsa’s words, King Yudhiṣṭhira becomes pleased and decides to use the obtained wealth to perform a sacrifice; he then consults his ministers repeatedly to plan and confirm the undertaking.