Shloka 12
यज्ञेऽहिंसा-प्राधान्यम्
Primacy of Non-Harm in Sacrificial Ethics
यच्चापि किंचित् कर्तव्यमन्यच्चोक्षै: सुसंस्कृतम् । महासत्त्वै: शुद्धभावै: सर्व देवाहमेव तत्
bhīṣma uvāca | yac cāpi kiñcit kartavyam anyac cokṣaiḥ susaṃskṛtam | mahāsattvaiḥ śuddhabhāvaiḥ sarva devāham eva tat ||
ভীষ্ম বললেন—যা কিছুই প্রস্তুত করা হোক, এবং যা প্রোক্ষণাদি দ্বারা সুসংস্কৃত, যদি তা শুদ্ধভাবসম্পন্ন মহান আত্মাদের দ্বারা সম্পন্ন হয়, তবে সে সবই দেবতাদের অর্পণের যোগ্য হয়।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Offerings become truly fit for the gods when they are properly consecrated (e.g., by ritual sprinkling) and prepared by people of pure conduct and intention; inner purity and correct rite together sanctify the act.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and ritual propriety, Bhishma is explaining standards for sacrificial/ritual preparation, emphasizing that items duly purified and consecrated by virtuous persons are appropriate for divine offering.