स्वस्तिकान् वर्धमानांश् च नन्द्यावर्तांश् च काञ्चनान् ॥
माल्यं च जलकुम्भांश् च ज्वलितं च हुताशनम् ॥
पूर्णान्य् अक्षतपात्राणि रुचकान् रोचनांस् तथा ॥
स्वलंकृताः शुभाः कन्या दधिसर्पिर्मधूदकम् ॥
मङ्गल्यान् पक्षिणश् चैव यच् चान्यद् अपि पूजितम् ॥
दृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा च कौन्तेयो बाह्यां कक्ष्याम् अगात् ततः ॥
svastikān vardhamānāṃś ca nandyāvartāṃś ca kāñcanān ||
mālyaṃ ca jalakumbhāṃś ca jvalitaṃ ca hutāśanam ||
pūrṇāny akṣatapātrāṇi rucakān rocanāṃs tathā ||
svalaṃkṛtāḥ śubhāḥ kanyā dadhisarpirmadhūdakam ||
maṅgalyān pakṣiṇaś caiva yac cānyad api pūjitam ||
dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā ca kaunteyo bāhyāṃ kakṣyām agāt tataḥ ||
Swastikas and vardhamanas, and golden nandyavartas, and a garland, and jars of water, and blazing fire, full vessels of unbroken grain, rucaka ornaments and yellow rocana, well-adorned beautiful maidens, curds, ghee, honey, water, auspicious birds, and whatever else was held sacred — having seen and touched them, the son of Kunti then went to the outer enclosure.
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Before going out, the king "dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā", sees and touches auspicious things — swastikas, full vessels, fire, maidens, curds and honey. This is the rite of invoking good fortune (mangala) before an undertaking. It is telling that the auspicious is not dismissed as superstition but received as part of the sacred order. The verse teaches that one who begins a great work ought to surround himself with signs of good fortune and touch them with reverence: not out of fear, but in acknowledgment that every undertaking is entrusted to benevolent powers, and a good beginning prepares a good outcome.