यदुक्तं सामविधिना सामवेदे वधात्मकम् । तस्य तैर्दारुणैर्मंत्रैर्जुह्वतो जातवेदसम्
yaduktaṃ sāmavidhinā sāmavede vadhātmakam | tasya tairdāruṇairmaṃtrairjuhvato jātavedasam
Was im Ritualverfahren des Sāmaveda als von tödlicher Natur gelehrt wird – unter Verwendung dieser schrecklichen Mantras opferte er Gaben in das Jātavedas (das Opferfeuer).
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Brahmaśilā–Sarasvatī tīrtha (homa episode)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A homa-kunda blazing; Viśvāmitra pours oblations with a ladle, chanting severe Sāma-vidhi mantras; flames rise as if responding; the night sky and forest frame the ritual intensity.
Ritual and mantra gain their righteousness from intention; harmful intent corrupts even sacred procedure.
Not specified in this verse; the broader chapter belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya context.
Homa/oblation into Agni (Jātavedas) with mantras is described, but in a hostile ‘vadhātmaka’ context.