Shloka 11

Devanagari script

अर्चयामास देवांश्र द्विजांश्व॒ यदुपुड्भव: । माल्यजाप्यनमस्कारैर्गन्धैरुच्चावचैरपि,फिर उन यदुश्रेष्ठने प्रचुर पुष्प-माला, जप, नमस्कार और चन्दन आदि अनेक प्रकारके सुगन्धित पदार्थोद्वारा देवताओं और ब्राह्मणोंकी पूजा की

Transliteration

arcayāmāsa devānś ca dvijānś ca yadupuṅgavaḥ | mālyajāpya-namaskārair gandhair uccāvacair api ||

Translation

毗耶娑ṃ帕耶那说道：尤度族之翘楚如法供奉诸天与婆罗门，以繁盛花鬘、持诵（japa）、恭敬礼拜，并以檀香等种种芬馥之物为供。叙事强调：真正的王者之道根植于对神圣的虔敬与对博学德行之婆罗门的尊崇，并以庄严仪式与慷慨施与来确立达摩。

Word by Word

अर्चयामासworshipped

देवान्the gods

द्विजान्the twice-born (Brahmins)

चand

यदुपुङ्गवःthe bull among the Yadus (Yadu-chief)

माल्यwith garlands

जाप्यwith muttered prayers (japa)

नमस्कारैःwith salutations

गन्धैःwith fragrances (sandal etc.)

उच्चावचैःvarious (high and low; manifold)

अपिalso/even

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

yadupuṅgava (foremost of the Yadus, i.e., Kṛṣṇa)

devas (gods)

dvijas (Brahmins)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is reinforced through reverence: honoring the gods and respecting Brahmins with sincere worship, recitation, salutations, and offerings reflects ethical kingship and social-religious responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the Yadu leader (commonly understood as Kṛṣṇa) performing worship of the deities and Brahmins using garlands, japa/recitations, respectful bows, and diverse fragrant offerings such as sandalwood.