Shloka 27
अध्वर्यु–यति संवादः
Adhvaryu–Yati Dialogue on Svabhāva, Ahiṃsā, and Mokṣa
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपववके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें ब्राह्मणगीतासग्बन्धी सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,ब्राह्मण उवाच उपपचन्त्या यतिस्तृष्णीं वर्तमानस्तत: परम् | अध्वर्युरपि निर्मोह: प्रचचार महामखे ब्राह्मण कहते हैं--प्रिये! अध्वर्युकी दी हुई युक्तिसे वह यति चुप हो गया और फिर कुछ नहीं बोला। फिर अध्वर्यु भी मोहरहित होकर उस महायज्ञमें अग्रसर हुआ
brāhmaṇa uvāca | upapacantyā yatis tṛṣṇīṁ vartamānas tataḥ param | adhvaryur api nirmohaḥ pracacāra mahāmakhe ||
The Brāhmaṇa said: “Beloved, when the Adhvaryu replied with sound reasoning, the ascetic fell silent and spoke no further. Then the Adhvaryu too, free from delusion, proceeded onward in that great sacrifice.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reasoned understanding dispels confusion: when a point is met with proper yukti (sound reasoning), contentious speech subsides, and one should proceed with clarity (nirmoha) in one’s rightful duty.
A debate between an ascetic (yati) and the sacrificial priest (adhvaryu) reaches a turning point: the ascetic becomes silent after the priest’s reasoned reply, and the priest, now free of doubt, continues the great sacrificial rite.