Shloka 8
Viṣṇor Māhātmya and Indriya-saṃyama (विष्णोर्माहात्म्यं तथा इन्द्रियसंयमः)
अकामया कृतस्तत्र यज्ञो होत्रनुशासनात् । शुक्रस्य पुनराजाति: पर्णादो नाम धर्मवित्
akāmayā kṛtastatra yajño hotr-anuśāsanāt | śukrasya punarājātiḥ parṇādo nāma dharmavit ||
তাত হোতৃৰ নিৰ্দেশ অনুসৰি, ব্যক্তিগত ইচ্ছা নথাকিলেও যজ্ঞ সম্পন্ন কৰা হ’ল। সেই যজ্ঞৰ হোতা আছিল পৰ্ণাদ নামৰ ধৰ্মজ্ঞ ঋষি; তেওঁক শুক্ৰাচাৰ্যৰ পুনৰজাতি-সদৃশ বংশধৰ বুলি খ্যাতি আছিল।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma-centered action: even if personal desire is absent, a duty like a yajña can be rightly completed when performed under proper priestly guidance and with knowledge of dharma. Ethical worth is tied to correct intention (non-craving) and correct procedure (anuśāsana), not to personal preference.
Nārada describes a sacrifice that was completed despite a lack of personal desire, following the Hotṛ’s instructions. He identifies the Hotṛ as the dharma-knowing sage Parṇāda, connected to Śukra as a ‘punarājāti’—a renewed birth or reappearance within Śukra’s line.