Shloka 28
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
वासांसि च महाहाणि पर्यड्कास्तरणानि च । पूजार्थ तत्र क्लृप्तानि विप्राणां सुखमिच्छताम्,सुख चाहनेवाले ब्राह्मणोंके सत्कारके लिये बहुमूल्य वस्त्र, पलंग और बिछौने तैयार रखे जाते थे
vāsāṃsi ca mahārhāṇi paryaṅkāstaraṇāni ca | pūjārthaṃ tatra klṛptāni viprāṇāṃ sukham icchatām ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Doon, upang parangalan sila, nakahanda ang mamahaling kasuotan, mga higaan, at mga sapin—na inayos upang matiyak ang ginhawa ng mga brāhmaṇa na nagnanais ng kagaanan.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True honor (pūjā) is expressed through concrete care—providing comfort and dignified support to respected guests, especially learned brāhmaṇas. The verse frames hospitality and generosity as a practical dimension of dharma.
The narrator describes arrangements made at a location where brāhmaṇas are to be received: expensive clothes, beds, and bedding are kept ready so that the invited or present brāhmaṇas may be comfortably accommodated and properly honored.