Shloka 18
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ८७: सात्यकेरनुयात्रा
Sātyaki’s resolve and departure to reach Arjuna
सप्त तन्तून् वितनन््वाना याजका यमुपासते
sapta tantūn vitanvānā yājakā yam upāsate
“Dia Yang Esa, yang dipuja para pelaksana yajña ketika mereka membentangkan tujuh benang.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse points to a single revered reality approached through ritual symbolism: even complex sacrificial procedures (here, the ‘seven threads’) are ultimately directed toward worship of one supreme object of reverence, emphasizing unity behind ritual forms.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra speaks in a reflective, allusive style, invoking a Vedic-ritual image—sacrificers arranging ‘seven threads’—to identify or praise the being whom they worship, situating the discussion in sacred and ethical authority amid the war narrative.