Shloka 29
राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations
शोभार्थ चापरान् यूपान् काछ्चनान् भरतर्षभ । स भीम: कारयामास धर्मराजस्य शासनात्,भरतभूषण! इनके सिवा धर्मराजकी आज्ञासे भीमसेनने यज्ञकी शोभाके लिये और भी बहुत-से सुवर्णमय यूप खड़े कराये
vaishampāyana uvāca |
śobhārthaṃ cāparān yūpān kāñcanān bharatarṣabha |
sa bhīmaḥ kārayāmāsa dharmarājasya śāsanāt ||
(bharatabhūṣaṇa!)
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi bậc tráng kiện nhất trong dòng Bharata, để tăng thêm vẻ huy hoàng cho lễ tế, Bhīma—vâng theo mệnh lệnh của Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)—đã cho dựng thêm những cột tế (yūpa) bằng vàng.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even acts of grandeur in a royal sacrifice should proceed under dharmic authority and proper injunction: Bhīma’s power is shown as disciplined service to Dharmarāja’s command, aligning splendour with order and legitimacy.
During Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha, additional golden yūpas are set up to enhance the ritual’s magnificence; Bhīma arranges their erection specifically because Yudhiṣṭhira orders it.