rÄjÄ tad-yajña-sadanaá¹
praviá¹£á¹o niÅ›i tará¹£itaḥ
dṛṣá¹vÄ Å›ayÄnÄn viprÄá¹s tÄn
papau mantra-jalaá¹ svayam
rÄjÄ - the King (YuvanÄÅ›va); tat-yajña-sadanam - the arena of sacrifice; praviá¹£á¹aḥ - entered; niÅ›i - at night; tará¹£itaḥ - being thirsty; dṛṣá¹vÄ - seeing; Å›ayÄnÄn - lying down; viprÄn - all the brÄhmaṇas; tÄn - all of them; papau - drank; mantra-jalam - water sanctified by mantras; svayam - personally.
Yajñas performed by brÄhmaṇas according to Vedic ritualistic ceremonies are so potent that the sanctifying of water by Vedic mantras can bring about the desired result. In this instance, the brÄhmaṇas sanctified the water so that the King’s wife might drink it in the yajña, but by providence the King himself went there at night and, being thirsty, drank the water.