Shloka 14
शकुनि (हिरण्मय-पक्षी) उपदेशः — Vighasāśin and the Difficulty of Gārhasthya
आम्नायदृढवादीनि तथा सिद्धिरिहेष्यते । मासार्धभासा ऋतव आदित्यशशितारकम्
āmnāya-dṛḍha-vādīni tathā siddhir iha eṣyate | māsārdha-bhāsā ṛtava āditya-śaśi-tārakam ||
অর্জুন বললেন—যে কর্মগুলি আম্নায় (শ্রুতি-পরম্পরা) দ্বারা দৃঢ়ভাবে প্রতিষ্ঠিত, সেগুলির দ্বারাই এখানে অভীষ্ট সিদ্ধি লাভ হয়। যজ্ঞের বিধান মাস ও পক্ষ, ঋতু এবং সূর্য-চন্দ্র-নক্ষত্রের গতিতে চিহ্নিত।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That Vedic duties grounded in authoritative tradition (āmnāya) and empowered by mantras are reliable means to attain desired results—both worldly accomplishment (iha-siddhi) and heavenly merit—especially through the sacrificial responsibilities of the householder stage.
Arjuna speaks in the Śānti Parva context, presenting a view that emphasizes the certainty and efficacy of Vedic ritual action: sacrifices are structured by cosmic time (months, fortnights, seasons, sun, moon, stars), and the gṛhastha-āśrama is upheld as the principal arena where such karma is performed and bears fruit.