Shloka 121
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
यजुर्मयो ऋड्मयश्न त्वमाहुतिमयस्तथा । पठ्यसे स्तुतिभिश्चिव वेदोपनिषदां गणै:
yajur-mayo ṛg-mayaś ca tvam āhuti-mayas tathā | paṭhyase stutibhiś caiva vedopaniṣadāṁ gaṇaiḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Tu es l’essence même du Yajurveda et du Ṛgveda ; Tu es aussi la substance de l’offrande sacrificielle. L’ensemble des Vedas et des Upaniṣads proclame ta grandeur par des hymnes de louange, enseignant que la réalité suprême n’est pas séparée du savoir sacré ni du culte juste, mais qu’elle en est le fondement intérieur.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse identifies the Supreme (addressed as 'you') as the inner essence of scripture (Vedas/Upaniṣads) and of ritual action (āhuti). Ethical and spiritual life is thus grounded in recognizing one reality behind knowledge, worship, and dharma.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing and praising the highest principle/deity while teaching Yudhiṣṭhira. Here he offers a stuti that frames Vedic recitation and sacrificial offering as ultimately directed to—and constituted by—the same Supreme reality.