Shloka 29
राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations
शोभार्थ चापरान् यूपान् काछ्चनान् भरतर्षभ । स भीम: कारयामास धर्मराजस्य शासनात्,भरतभूषण! इनके सिवा धर्मराजकी आज्ञासे भीमसेनने यज्ञकी शोभाके लिये और भी बहुत-से सुवर्णमय यूप खड़े कराये
vaishampāyana uvāca |
śobhārthaṃ cāparān yūpān kāñcanān bharatarṣabha |
sa bhīmaḥ kārayāmāsa dharmarājasya śāsanāt ||
(bharatabhūṣaṇa!)
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O pinakadakila sa angkan ng mga Bharata, upang higit pang pagningningin ang handog, si Bhīma—alinsunod sa utos ni Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)—ay nagpagawa ng karagdagang mga gintong haliging panghain (yūpa).”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even acts of grandeur in a royal sacrifice should proceed under dharmic authority and proper injunction: Bhīma’s power is shown as disciplined service to Dharmarāja’s command, aligning splendour with order and legitimacy.
During Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha, additional golden yūpas are set up to enhance the ritual’s magnificence; Bhīma arranges their erection specifically because Yudhiṣṭhira orders it.