Yudhishthira's Ashwamedham 17 - Sacred Dust Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
Yudhishthira's Ashwamedham 17 - Sacred Dust
17. Sacred Dust
"When I heard this story extraordinary
I wanted to meet the great Brahmana
And smear my body worthless
With the sacred dust of his feet,
"O' Great Yudhishthira,
Half my body turned gold
On just rolling in the dust.
I came here for the other half.
"But, nothing happened
This is why your sacrifice
Is nowhere near theirs, "
The mongoose stopped.
Everyone in the Court of
The Great Yudhishthira,
The Emperor of Bharatavarsha
Lowered his head in shame.
The mongoose said again,
"O' Emperor Yudhishthira, do you think
The animal sacrifice you've done
Would please Lord Dharmadeva? "
Before Yudhishthira could answer
The mongoose had disappeared.
While Vedas preach compassion to all
How can animal sacrifice be righteous?
Sacred Dust: The dust off the feet of a devotee (Paracha paamsu' in Sanskrit) is considered equal to the Dust off the Feet of God himself "
Indian epics and scriptures are galore with similar stories preaching the values of righteousness
While Vedas preach compassion to all //How can animal sacrifice be righteous? This is what eons later Gautama Buddha, the scion of Buddhism asked Emperor Bimbisara….
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8/15/2025 6:41:45 AM # 1.0.0
Excellent. you have provided us a brief account of one of the episodes of the epic... appreciated the character portrayal of Yudhishthir.. Top score.