The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
प्रतिहर्ता प्रचेतास्तु तस्मिन् क्रतुवरे बभौ । सुब्रह्मण्यो वसिष्ठस्तु सनकाद्याः सभासदः । तत्र याज्यः स्वयं ब्रह्मा स च इज्यस्तु पूज्यते ॥ २१.१६ ॥
pratihartā pracetāstu tasmin kratuvare babhau | subrahmaṇyo vasiṣṭhastu sanakādyāḥ sabhāsadaḥ | tatra yājyaḥ svayaṃ brahmā sa ca ijyastu pūjyate || 21.16 ||
その最勝の祭式において、プラチェータス(Pracetas)は儀礼の招請に応答する司祭として現れた。ヴァシシュタ(Vasiṣṭha)はスブラフマニヤ(Subrahmaṇya)司祭を務め、サナカ(Sanaka)らは会衆の一員として列した。そこでは梵天ブラフマー(Brahmā)自らが供物を受ける神であり、礼拝されるべき御方として正しく崇敬された。
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It preserves technical ritual vocabulary (e.g., Subrahmaṇya, yājya/ijya) and situates Purāṇic narrative within a Śrauta-style sacrificial framework, reflecting how later Sanskrit literature models cultural memory of Vedic ritual institutions.
No specific geographic toponym is stated in this verse; the setting is defined by the ritual context (a kratu) rather than a named place.
The verse foregrounds ordered participation and proper honoring within a communal rite—emphasizing disciplined roles, respectful assembly conduct, and the principle that worship/recognition should follow the designated ritual and social framework.
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