Shloka 36
जनक-राज्ञः मौण्ड्य-परिव्रज्या-विवादः
Janaka’s Renunciation Questioned; Discourse on Dāna and Detachment
अग्न्याधेयानि गुर्वर्थ क्रतूनपि सुदक्षिणान् । ददात्यहरह: पूर्व को नु धर्मरतस्तत:
agnyādheyāni gurvarthaṃ kratūn api sudakṣiṇān | dadāty aharahaḥ pūrvaḥ ko nu dharmaratas tataḥ ||
阿周那说道：“世间还有谁比那人更奉持正法？他日日先为师长的圣火（阿耆尼火供，agnihotra）奉上供柴（samidhā），继而不断举行具足上等达克希那（dakṣiṇā，祭司酬礼）的祭祀，并常行布施。此人以侍奉上师、护持圣仪为万事之先。”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds dharma as expressed through disciplined daily duty: serving one’s teacher first (guru-sevā) and sustaining sacred obligations through properly supported sacrifice and generous giving. It presents ritual responsibility and charity, grounded in reverence for the guru, as a high model of righteousness.
Arjuna poses a rhetorical question praising a person who daily brings fuel for the guru’s fire-rite and then performs well-endowed sacrifices and gifts. The point is to highlight an exemplary dharmic lifestyle—prioritizing service and religious duty—within the broader Shanti Parva discussion on conduct and righteousness.