Shloka 21
कुन्ती–व्याससंवादः
Kuntī–Vyāsa Dialogue on Durvāsā’s Boon and Karṇa’s Birth
ततः स पृथिवीपालो दत्त्वा श्राद्धान्यनेकश: । प्रविवेश पुरं राजा नगरं वारणाह्नयम्,इस प्रकार अनेक बार श्राद्धके दान देकर पृथ्वीपाल राजा युधिष्ठिरने हस्तिनापुर नामक नगरमें प्रवेश किया
tataḥ sa pṛthivīpālo dattvā śrāddhāny anekaśaḥ | praviveśa puraṃ rājā nagaraṃ vāraṇāhnavam ||
随后，那位护持大地的君王——在屡次举行并施与众多“施罗陀”(śrāddha)祭供之后——进入王都，此城名为婆罗那阿赫那伐摩，即象城哈斯提那补罗。此偈强调：即便肩负王业重担，依仪轨追荐亡者、以礼奉先，仍为伦理之先务。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous kingship is not only governance but also fidelity to dharma: honoring the departed through śrāddha and giving. The verse frames remembrance, ritual responsibility, and generosity as ethical obligations that sustain social and spiritual order.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that King Yudhiṣṭhira, after repeatedly performing and giving śrāddha offerings, proceeds to enter the royal city—Hastināpura, here called Vāraṇāhnavam.