Shloka 10
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
सम्भूता: सर्वसम्भारास्तस्मिन् राजन् महाक्रतौ । न तत्र पशुघातो5भूत् स राजैवं स्थितो5भवत्,राजन! उस महान् यज्ञमें सारे सामान एकत्र किये गये; परंतु उसमें किसी पशुका वध नहीं हुआ। वे राजा उपरिचर इसी भावसे उस यज्ञमें स्थित हुए थे
sambhūtāḥ sarva-sambhārās tasmin rājan mahā-kratau | na tatra paśu-ghāto 'bhūt sa rājā evaṃ sthito 'bhavat ||
Bhīṣma said: “O king, in that great sacrifice all the requisite materials were assembled; yet no animal was slain there. King Uparicara remained established in the rite with this very intention—upholding a non-violent, dharmic form of sacrifice.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A sacrifice can be performed with full ritual completeness while avoiding animal slaughter; the king’s dharmic intention (ahimsa) is presented as a legitimate and commendable stance within ritual practice.
Bhīṣma describes a great sacrifice in which all preparations were made, but no animals were killed; King Uparicara (Vasu) deliberately maintained this non-violent mode of conducting the rite.