Shloka 21
प्रजाभि: सह संगम्य हानुशोचन्ति नित्यश: । अन्निहोत्राणि सायाह्ले न चाहूयन्त सर्वश:
prajābhiḥ saha saṅgamya hānuśocanti nityaśaḥ | agnihotrāṇi sāyāhle na cāhūyante sarvaśaḥ ||
دھرتراشٹر نے کہا—“رعایا کے ساتھ اکٹھے ہو کر وہ برابر غمگین رہتے ہیں۔ اور شام کے وقت ہر جگہ اگنی ہوترا کے یَجْن کا باقاعدہ اہوان اور درست ادائیگی نہیں ہو رہی۔”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
When society is shaken by fear and wrongdoing, both public morale and sacred duties decline; the neglect of daily rites like Agnihotra signals a breakdown of dharma and the king’s responsibility to uphold order.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra reports signs of distress in the realm: people assemble and mourn continually, and even the regular evening Agnihotra rituals are not being properly invoked or carried out, indicating widespread disruption.