Shloka 11
Viṣṇor Māhātmya and Indriya-saṃyama (विष्णोर्माहात्म्यं तथा इन्द्रियसंयमः)
ततस्तु यज्ञे सावित्री साक्षात् त॑ संन्यमन्त्रयत् । निमन्त्रयन्ती प्रत्युक्ता न हन््यां सहवासिनम्,तदनन्तर उस यज्ञमें साक्षात् सावित्रीने पधारकर उस ब्राह्मणको मृगकी आहुति देनेकी सलाह दी। ब्राह्मणने यह कहकर कि मैं अपने सहवासी मृगका वध नहीं कर सकता, सावित्रीकी आज्ञा माननेसे इनकार कर दी
tatastu yajñe sāvitrī sākṣāt taṁ saṁnyamantrayata | nimantrayantī pratyuktā na hanyāṁ sahavāsinam ||
やがてその供犠の場に、サーヴィトリー（Sāvitrī）自らが現れ、彼にその行いを直に促した。だが彼女が招き、命じたとき、婆羅門は「共に住む鹿を、私は殺せない」と答えた。こうして彼は従うことを拒み、儀礼の便宜よりも、不害（アヒンサー）と、寄り添う伴侶への忠義を上位に置いた。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic tension between ritual instruction and moral restraint: even when a sacred authority urges an act within a sacrificial setting, the brāhmaṇa upholds ahimsa and fidelity to a dependent companion, implying that conscience and non-violence can override ritual demands.
During a sacrifice, Sāvitrī appears and counsels the brāhmaṇa to offer a deer as an oblation. The brāhmaṇa responds that he cannot kill the deer that lives with him, and therefore refuses her instruction.