Shloka 101
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
गर्भमांससूगालाय तारकाय तराय च । नमो यज्ञाय यजिने हुताय प्रहुताय च
garbhamāṃsaśṛgālāya tārakāya tarāya ca | namo yajñāya yajine hutāya prahutāya ca ||
Salam kepada Dia yang laksana serigala yang mengincar daging di dalam buah—yang dicari makhluk berjasad demi hidup ragawi; salam kepada Sang Penyelamat dan kepada Dia yang menjadi sarana penyeberangan. Salam kepada Dia sebagai yajña itu sendiri dan sebagai yajamāna; salam kepada huta, persembahan yang dicurahkan; dan salam kepada prahuta, api suci tempat persembahan itu dipersembahkan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the all-pervasiveness of the Supreme: the same Reality is the worship, the worshipper, the offering, and the fire—so ritual and moral action find their ultimate ground in the One, and liberation is attained by recognizing that One as both the goal (tāraka) and the means (tara).
In Shanti Parva’s instruction setting, Bhishma is speaking and offers a stuti (praise/salutation), identifying the divine principle through striking metaphors and through yajña-symbolism, as part of his broader teaching on dharma and the highest good.