Shloka 41
Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)
प्रहरन्त्यपरे घोरा यूपानुत्पाटयन्ति च । प्रमर्दन्ति तथा चान्ये विमर्दन्ति तथा परे
praharanty apare ghorā yūpān utpāṭayanti ca | pramardanti tathā cānye vimardanti tathā pare ||
ಕೆಲವು ಭೀಕರರು ಯಜ್ಞದ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದವರ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೊಡೆಯತೊಡಗಿದರು; ಇನ್ನೂ ಕೆಲವರು ಯೂಪಸ್ತಂಭಗಳನ್ನು ಕಿತ್ತುಹಾಕಿದರು. ಮತ್ತಿತರರು ಯಜ್ಞಸಾಮಗ್ರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಹವಿಸ್ಸನ್ನು ನುಚ್ಚುನೂರಾಗಿ ತುಳಿದರು.
दक्ष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma manifests as the violation of sacred and social order: when rage and hostility dominate, even a yajña—meant to uphold harmony—can be desecrated, harming people and destroying the supports of ritual life.
Dakṣa describes a violent disruption of the sacrificial session: fearsome beings assault the officiants/participants, uproot the yūpa posts, and crush the ritual materials, turning the ceremony into chaos.