Shloka 21
Nakula’s Counsel on Yajña, Dāna, and Tyāga (नकुलोपदेशः—यज्ञदानत्यागविचारः)
वीरुधश्रैव वक्षांश्व यज्ञार्थ वै तथौषधी: । पशुंश्चैव तथा मेध्यान् यज्ञार्थानि हवींषि च,इसी उद्देश्यसे उन्होंने यज्ञसम्पादनके लिये नाना प्रकारकी लता-वेलों, वृक्षों, ओषधियों, मेध्य पशुओं तथा यज्ञार्थक हविष्योंकी भी सृष्टि की है
vīrudhaś caiva vṛkṣāṃś ca yajñārthaṃ vai tathauṣadhīḥ | paśūṃś caiva tathā medhyān yajñārthāni havīṃṣi ca |
ಅದೇ ಯಜ್ಞಾರ್ಥಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಅವನು ಲತೆಗಳು, ವೃಕ್ಷಗಳು, ಔಷಧಿಗಳು, ಮೇಧ್ಯ ಪಶುಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಯಜ್ಞಕ್ಕೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯವಾದ ಹವಿಸ್ಸುಗಳನ್ನೂ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿದನು.
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that creation is structured to support dharma through yajña: plants, animals, and oblations are presented as provisions meant for sanctified, regulated use, emphasizing responsibility and ethical restraint rather than mere enjoyment.
Nakula is describing how the Creator arranged the world’s components—vegetation, medicinal herbs, suitable animals, and sacrificial offerings—so that sacrificial rites can be performed, implying that yajña is a sustaining principle for society and the cosmos.