Shloka 6
चित्तं ख्रुवश्न वित्तं च पवित्र ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । सुविभक्तमिदं सर्व जगदासीदिति श्रुतम्,इस यज्ञमें चित्त ही खुवा तथा पवित्र एवं उत्तम ज्ञान ही धन है। यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् पहले भलीभाँति विभक्त था--ऐसा सुना गया है
cittaṁ dhruvaṁ vittañ ca pavitraṁ jñānam uttamam | suvibhaktam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad āsīd iti śrutam ||
The Brahmin said: “In this sacrifice, the mind is the fixed foundation, and pure, supreme knowledge is the true wealth. It is heard that this entire world once existed in a well-ordered, properly differentiated state.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse redefines ‘wealth’ in the context of sacrifice: not external riches, but a steady mind and pure, highest knowledge. It points to an ethical-spiritual valuation where inner clarity and insight are the true offerings and attainments.
A Brahmin speaker instructs about the deeper meaning of yajña, shifting attention from material components to inner qualities. He also invokes traditional hearing (śruti-like authority) about the world’s earlier well-ordered differentiation, grounding the teaching in received wisdom about cosmic order.