Duryodhana’s Envy at Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya and the Avabhṛtha Festival
पत्नीसंयाजावभृथ्यैश्चरित्वा ते तमृत्विज: । आचान्तं स्नापयां चक्रुर्गङ्गायां सह कृष्णया ॥ १९ ॥
patnī-samyājāvabhṛthyaiś caritvā te tam ṛtvijaḥ ācāntaṁ snāpayāṁ cakrur gaṅgāyāṁ saha kṛṣṇayā
祭司们引导国王完成“妻共祭”(patnī-saṁyāja)与“终浴礼”(avabhṛthya)等最后仪式;随后令国王与王后德罗帕蒂行净水啜饮(ācamana),并同赴恒河沐浴。
Avabhṛthya snāna is the concluding ceremonial bath that completes a major Vedic sacrifice; here, after the final rites, the priests bathe the sacrificer in the Gaṅgā as a sign of purification and completion.
Draupadī is also known as Kṛṣṇā due to her dark, radiant complexion; this verse notes that she accompanied the king in the concluding purification bath as part of the wife-associated sacrificial rites.
It highlights completing sacred duties with purity and gratitude—practically, one can cultivate inner cleanliness through daily remembrance of the Lord, simple purificatory habits, and honoring the sanctity of spiritual commitments.