Shloka 32
Vasiṣṭhasya śokaḥ, Vipāśā–Śatadrū-nāmākaraṇam, Kalmāṣapādasya bhaya-prasaṅgaḥ (Ādi Parva 167)
गुर्वर्थ इति चाकाममुपयाजमचोदयत् । याजो द्रोणविनाशाय प्रतिजज्ञे तथा च सः
gurvartha iti cākāmam upayājam acodayat | yājo droṇavināśāya pratijajñe tathā ca saḥ ||
それを重大な事業と見て、ヤージャは私欲なきウパヤージャにさえ、この祭式への参与を促した。さらにヤージャは、ドローナ滅亡のための子を生ぜしめると誓った。そののち大苦行者ウパヤージャは、望みの果—子を得るために必要な供犠の作法を、ドルパダ王に教え示した。
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that ritual acts (yajña) are not ethically neutral: when driven by vengeance and aimed at another’s destruction, they become instruments of conflict. It also contrasts desireless ascetic discipline (akāma) with the king’s and priest’s purposeful, outcome-driven vow.
Yāja, judging the task difficult, persuades the desireless Upayāja to participate. Yāja vows to produce (through sacrificial means) a son whose destiny is Droṇa’s downfall, and Upayāja then instructs King Drupada in the required sacrificial procedures to obtain the wished-for son.