Shloka 1
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
०४८ श्यु 8 त्रिनववतितमो<्थ्याय: गृहस्थके धर्मोका रहस्य
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | dvijātayo vratopetā havis te yadi bhuñjate | annaṃ brāhma-kāmāya katham etat pitāmaha ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「祖父よ、誓戒を守る二度生まれの者が、婆羅門の願いを満たすために供犠の食（ハヴィス）を口にするなら、それはいかに裁かれるべきでしょうか。その場合、誓戒を少しも損なわず守り抜くのが正しいのか、それとも敬意と義務ゆえに婆羅門の望みに従うべきなのか。」
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a classic dharma-dilemma: when two duties appear to conflict—fidelity to one’s vow (vrata) versus honoring a Brahmin’s request and the social-ritual obligations tied to it—one must discern which action best upholds dharma in context, intention, and consequence.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira asks Bhīṣma to clarify whether vow-observing twice-born men may eat sacrificial/ritual food to satisfy a Brahmin’s wish, and how such an act should be evaluated ethically.