Shloka 72
भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
पात्रीणां च सहस्राणि स्थालीनां नियुतानि च।न्यर्बुधानि च पात्राणि शातकुम्भमयानि च।।।।स्थाल्यः कुम्भ्य करम्भ्य श्च दधिपूर्णास्सुसंस्कृताः।यौवनस्थस्य गौरस्य कपित्थस्य सुगन्धिनः।।।।ह्रदाः पूर्णा रसालस्य दध्नश्श्वेतस्य चापरे।बभूवुः पायसस्यान्ये शर्करायावसञ्चयाः।।।।
pātrīṇāṃ ca sahasrāṇi sthālīnāṃ niyutāni ca |
nyarbudhāni ca pātrāṇi śātakumbhamayāni ca ||
برتنوں کے ہزاروں اور تھالیوں کے لاکھوں تھے؛ اور بےشمار دوسرے ظروف بھی تھے جو خالص سونے کے بنے ہوئے تھے، مسافروں کی ضرورت کے لیے فراوانی سے رکھے گئے تھے۔
There were thousands of pots, lakhs of plates, crores of vessels -- all made of gold and filled with wellgarnished food. Curd was kept in earthern pots like jugs and jars and pots with a wide mouth. Tanks were formed, some filled with white curd of good flavour and of the colour of woodapple, some with white curd blended with spices and some with payasam and heaps of barely powder mixed with sugar.
FAQs
Rājadharma expressed as generosity and public welfare: ensuring that travellers, attendants, and troops are properly provided for, without scarcity.
Along the route of a major royal movement, vast quantities of utensils and serving ware are arranged in advance, indicating large-scale provisioning.
Administrative foresight and munificence (dāna/udāratā) associated with orderly governance.