Shloka 11
Plakṣaprasravaṇa–Kārapacana tīrtha-varṇana and Nārada’s war briefing (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 53)
यदि हांत्र प्रमीता वै स्वर्ग गच्छन्ति मानवा: । अस्माननिष्ट्वा क्रतुभिर्भागो नो न भविष्यति
yadi hātra pramītā vai svargaṃ gacchanti mānavāḥ | asmān aniṣṭvā kratubhir bhāgo no na bhaviṣyati ||
ຣາມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ຖ້າໃນໂລກນີ້ ມະນຸດທີ່ຕາຍແລ້ວ ຈະໄປສູ່ສະຫວັນໂດຍບໍ່ໄດ້ບູຊາພວກເຮົາດ້ວຍຍັດ ກ່ອນ, ແລ້ວສ່ວນແບ່ງອັນຄວນໄດ້ຂອງພວກເຮົາໃນເຄື່ອງບູຊາຈະສູນສິ້ນໄປໝົດ.”
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the traditional Vedic idea of reciprocity between humans and divine recipients of sacrifice: ritual offerings sustain a cosmic order in which humans seek welfare and heavenly attainment, while the gods (or divine powers) receive their allotted share. It also implicitly warns that neglect of prescribed rites is seen as disrupting that reciprocal balance.
Rāma voices a concern that if people can attain heaven merely by dying—without performing sacrificial worship—then the divine recipients would lose their customary portion of offerings. The statement reflects anxiety about the erosion of ritual practice and the consequences for the established sacrificial economy.