Shloka 19
Adhyāya 353 — Kathā-prāmāṇya (Authority of Transmission) and the Brāhmaṇa’s Ascetic Resolve
यद् वै सूते धातुराद्य॑ विधान तद् वै विप्रा: प्रवदन्ते5निरुद्धम् । यद् वै लोके वैदिकं कर्म साधु आशीरयुक्त तद्धि तस्यैव भाव्यम्
yad vai sūte dhātur ādyam vidhānaṁ tad vai viprāḥ pravadanty aniruddham | yad vai loke vaidikaṁ karma sādhu āśīr-yuktaṁ tad dhi tasyaiva bhāvyam ||
Ordinansi purba yang Sang Pencipta munculkan—para Brahmana berilmu menyebut prinsip itu ‘Aniruddha’, Yang Tak Terhalangi. Dan segala upacara Veda yang baik di dunia, dilakukan dengan hasrat akan hasil serta disertai berkat, hendaknya dipahami semata-mata demi menyenangkan Aniruddha itu, Sang Diri batin.
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
All Vedic and righteous actions—even when performed with desire for results and accompanied by blessings—should be contemplated as ultimately directed toward pleasing the ‘Aniruddha’, the unobstructed inner divine principle identified with the primal cosmic ordinance.
In Bhishma’s instruction during the Śānti Parva, he explains a theological interpretation of ritual and cosmic order: the Creator’s primordial dispensation is named ‘Aniruddha’ by the learned, and worldly Vedic rites are to be understood as oriented toward that supreme inner reality.