Shloka 42
Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)
आधावन्ति प्रधावन्ति वायुवेगा मनोजवा: । चूर्ण्यन्ते यज्ञपात्राणि दिव्यान्याभरणानि च,वायु और मनके समान वेगशाली कितने ही पार्षद इधर-उधर दौड़ लगाने लगे। कुछ लोग यज्ञके उपयोगमें आनेवाले पात्रों तथा दिव्य आभूषणोंको चूर-चूर कर रहे थे
ādhāvanti pradhāvanti vāyuvegā manojavāḥ | cūrṇyante yajñapātrāṇi divyāny ābharaṇāni ca ||
They ran and rushed about—attendants swift as the wind and as quick as thought. The sacrificial vessels were being smashed to powder, and even divine ornaments were being shattered.
दक्ष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how uncontrolled agitation and hostility can desecrate sacred spaces: when passions erupt, even objects meant for dharma—ritual vessels and revered ornaments—are reduced to ruin, showing the ethical cost of disorder and irreverence.
Dakṣa describes a chaotic scene in which swift attendants (pārṣadas) rush about violently, crushing sacrificial implements and breaking divine ornaments, indicating the breakdown of ritual order and the onset of destructive turmoil.