Shloka 19
Matsya Purana — The Origin of Yajña in Tretā Yuga and the Debate on Animal Sacrifice vs. Non-...
*सूत उवाच श्रुत्वा वाक्यं वसुस्तेषाम् अविचार्य बलाबलम् वेदशास्त्रमनुस्मृत्य यज्ञतत्त्वमुवाच ह //
*sūta uvāca śrutvā vākyaṃ vasusteṣām avicārya balābalam vedaśāstramanusmṛtya yajñatattvamuvāca ha //
Sūta said: Hearing the words of those Vasus, and without weighing their strength or weakness, he recalled the Veda and the śāstras and then expounded the true principle of sacrifice (yajña-tattva).
FAQs
This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it emphasizes that ritual truth (yajña-tattva) should be explained by recalling Vedic and śāstric authority rather than by worldly considerations of power.
It models dharmic decision-making: when confronted by influential voices, one should ground action in Veda-śāstra memory and the correct principle of yajña—relevant to household ritual duties and to kings who must uphold public dharma through proper rites.
The ritual significance is explicit: yajña-tattva (the correct doctrine of sacrifice) is to be taught from Vedic-śāstric precedent, implying that ritual procedure is rule-governed and rooted in textual authority (not personal power).