Shloka 38
Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman
क्रीडन्त्यश्व हसन्त्यश्न गायन्त्यश्वापिता: शुभम्
krīḍanty aśva hasanty aśn gayanty aśvāpītāḥ śubham
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ພວກນາງຫຼິ້ນສະໜຸກ; ຫົວເຮາະ; ກິນ; ຮ້ອງເພງມົງຄຸນ—ຫຼັງຈາກໄດ້ດື່ມນ້ຳຖວາຍໃນພິທີອັດສະວະເມດະ (ບູຊາມ້າ)»។ ໃນບໍລິບົດ ວະລີນີ້ຊູ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນອາການພາຍນອກຂອງຄວາມຮັ່ງມີ ແລະຄວາມສຳເລັດຂອງພິທີກຳ ແຕ່ກໍຊ່ອນໃຈເຕືອນວ່າ ບຸນຄຸນທີ່ແທ້ຈິງຂຶ້ນກັບເຈດຕະນາ ແລະການປະພຶດທີ່ຖືກທຳ ບໍ່ແມ່ນພຽງແຕ່ການສະແດງຄວາມຄຶກຄື້ນພາຍນອກເທົ່ານັ້ນ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual success and social celebration are depicted as signs of prosperity, but the ethical implication is that true dharmic merit is grounded in right intention and conduct, not merely in festive enjoyment after a sacrifice.
Bhīṣma describes people rejoicing—playing, laughing, eating, and singing auspiciously—after drinking the sacrificial drink associated with the horse-sacrifice context, portraying a scene of communal celebration following a successful rite.