Shloka 106
ययातिदौहित्रपुण्यसमुच्चयः | Yayāti and the Grandsons’ Consolidation of Merit
वाजपेयेन यज्ञेन तर्पयन्ति सुरेश्वरम् । वहाँ प्रतर्दन, वसुमना, औशीनर शिबि तथा अष्टक--ये चार नरेश वाजपेययज्ञके द्वारा देवेश्वर श्रीहरिको तृप्त करते थे
vājapeyena yajñena tarpayanti sureśvaram | tatra pratardanaḥ, vasumanāḥ, auśīnaraḥ śibiḥ tathā aṣṭakaḥ—ime catvāro nareśā vājapeya-yajñena deveśvaraṃ śrīhariṃ tṛptayanti sma |
那罗陀说道：“他们以婆阇佩耶（Vājapeya）大祭来使诸天之主欢喜。依此传统，有四位国王——普罗塔尔达那（Pratardana）、婆苏摩那（Vasumanas）、乌尸那罗族的尸毗（Śibi），以及阿湿多迦（Aṣṭaka）——皆以婆阇佩耶仪轨奉事圣哈利（Śrī Hari），那位神圣的主宰。他们的榜样昭示：王权唯有与敬畏、慷慨，以及以戒律之心奉献自身富足、以成就诸神所护持的福祉相系时，方具伦理之意义。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Royal authority and prosperity are to be directed toward dharma through disciplined worship and generous offering; the Vājapeya is presented as a model of kings using power to honor the divine order and cultivate merit.
Nārada cites exemplary kings—Pratardana, Vasumanas, Śibi Auśīnara, and Aṣṭaka—who performed the Vājapeya sacrifice to gratify the divine Lord (Śrī Hari), holding them up as precedents of righteous, devotional kingship.