Shloka 27
मरुत्तोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः — Genealogy to Marutta and the Logistics of Royal Sacrifice
चक्कुः सुवर्णकर्तारो येषां संख्या न विद्यते । तस्यैव च समीपे तु यज्ञवाटो बभूव ह
cakṣuḥ suvarṇakartāro yeṣāṃ saṅkhyā na vidyate | tasyaiva ca samīpe tu yajñavāṭo babhūva ha ||
ویاس نے کہا—سونا بنانے والوں کی تعداد اتنی تھی کہ گنی نہ جا سکتی تھی۔ اسی سونے کے پہاڑ کے قریب یَجْن کا احاطہ قائم ہوا اور وہیں یَجْن کا عمل شروع کر دیا گیا۔
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that immense resources and labor gain ethical meaning when directed toward dharma—here, the disciplined performance of a Vedic rite. Magnitude (countless goldsmiths, abundant gold) is not praised as luxury, but as properly organized support for a sanctioned public act.
Vyāsa describes the establishment of a yajña-enclosure near a golden mountain and notes that innumerable gold artisans were engaged, indicating the grand scale of the Aśvamedha preparations and the commencement of ritual activity.