Shloka 3
Śiśupāla’s Protest Against the Arghya to Kṛṣṇa (शिशुपाल-आक्षेपः)
संश्रुत्य धर्मराजस्य यज्ञ यज्ञविदस्तदा | अन्ये च शतशस्तुष्टर्मनोभिर्भरतर्षभ,भरतकुलभूषण! यज्ञवेत्ता धर्मराजका यज्ञ सुनकर अन्य सैकड़ों मनुष्य भी संतुष्ट हृदयसे वहाँ गये
saṁśrutya dharmarājasya yajñaṁ yajñavidās tadā | anye ca śataśas tuṣṭa-manobhir bharatarṣabha ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Nang mabalitaan ang paghahandog ni Dharmarāja, ang mga dalubhasa sa mga ritwal—at marami pang iba, na umaabot sa daan-daan—ay naglakbay noon na may pusong nagagalak, O pinakamapangahas sa mga Bhārata. Ang balita ng yajña ng isang matuwid na hari ay humihila sa mga tao hindi sa pamimilit, kundi sa tiwala sa dharma at sa pangakong may kaayusan at pagkabukas-palad.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous ruler’s public religious act (yajña) functions as an ethical signal: it attracts people through confidence in dharma, orderly conduct, and the expectation of generosity and proper hospitality.
News spreads that Dharmarāja is conducting a yajña. Ritual specialists and many other people, pleased at heart, gather and proceed to the place of the sacrifice.