Shloka 10
Raibhya-putrayoḥ satra-vṛttāntaḥ — The Satra Episode of Raibhya’s Sons
Parāvasu and Arvāvasu
अववियुरुवाच करोतु वै भवान् सत्र बृहद्द्युम्नस्य धीमत: । ब्रह्मवध्यां चरिष्ये5हं त्वदर्थ नियतेन्द्रिय:
Avaviyur uvāca: karotu vai bhavān satra Bṛhaddyumnasya dhīmataḥ | brahmavadhyāṁ cariṣye ’haṁ tvad-arthaṁ niyatendriyaḥ ||
Avaviyu said: “Do you indeed perform here the sacrificial session (satra) for the wise Bṛhaddyumna. For your sake, with my senses restrained, I shall undertake the expiation for brahmahatyā.”
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma through ritual responsibility and moral repair: grave wrongdoing (brahma-hatyā) calls for expiation, and such atonement should be undertaken with disciplined senses and a sincere intention, even for the sake of another.
A speaker named Avaviyu addresses a respected person, urging him to conduct a satra (a long sacrificial session) for the wise Bṛhaddyumna, while Avaviyu himself vows to undertake the demanding expiation associated with brahma-slaughter, explicitly stating it is done for the other’s benefit and with self-restraint.