Shloka 14
शकुनि (हिरण्मय-पक्षी) उपदेशः — Vighasāśin and the Difficulty of Gārhasthya
आम्नायदृढवादीनि तथा सिद्धिरिहेष्यते । मासार्धभासा ऋतव आदित्यशशितारकम्
āmnāya-dṛḍha-vādīni tathā siddhir iha eṣyate | māsārdha-bhāsā ṛtava āditya-śaśi-tārakam ||
અર્જુન બોલ્યો—આમ્નાય (શ્રુતિ-પરંપરા) દ્વારા દૃઢપણે સ્થાપિત કર્મોથી જ અહીં ઇચ્છિત સિદ્ધિ પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે. યજ્ઞવ્યવસ્થા માસ અને પક્ષ, ઋતુ તથા સૂર્ય-ચંદ્ર-તારાઓની ગતિથી ચિહ્નિત છે.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That Vedic duties grounded in authoritative tradition (āmnāya) and empowered by mantras are reliable means to attain desired results—both worldly accomplishment (iha-siddhi) and heavenly merit—especially through the sacrificial responsibilities of the householder stage.
Arjuna speaks in the Śānti Parva context, presenting a view that emphasizes the certainty and efficacy of Vedic ritual action: sacrifices are structured by cosmic time (months, fortnights, seasons, sun, moon, stars), and the gṛhastha-āśrama is upheld as the principal arena where such karma is performed and bears fruit.