Shloka 1
सप्तहोतृ-विधानम् एवं इन्द्रिय–मनःसंवादः
The Seven Hotṛs and the Debate of Senses and Mind
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brāhmaṇa uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṁ purātanam | subhage sapta-hotṝṇāṁ vidhānam iha yādṛśam |
ব্রাহ্মণ বললেন—এই বিষয়েই আবার এক প্রাচীন ঐতিহ্যকথা উদাহরণরূপে বলা হয়। সৌভাগ্যবতী! এখানে যেভাবে সপ্ত হোতার যজ্ঞবিধান নিরূপিত হয়েছে, তা শোনো।
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames instruction through precedent: ethical and ritual understanding is strengthened by citing an ancient illustrative narrative, introducing the prescribed ‘seven hotṛs’ as a model for understanding sacrifice (often read allegorically as mind, intellect, and senses functioning in disciplined harmony).
A Brāhmaṇa begins a discourse by telling an addressed woman (‘Subhagā’) that an old itihāsa will be quoted as an example, and he invites her to hear the established ordinance concerning a sacrifice involving seven officiants.