Mahabharata 6.27.10 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 27, Shloka 10
Karma-Saṃnyāsa–Karma-Yoga Saṃvāda
Renunciation and the Discipline of Action
सम्बन्ध-- पूर्वश्लीकर्में भगवान्ने यह बात कही कि यज्ञके निमित्त कर्म करनेवाला मनुष्य कर्मोसे नहीं बाँधता: इसलिये यहाँ यह जिज्ञासा होती है कि यज्ञ किसको कहते हैं; उसे क्यों करना चाहिये और उसके लिये कर्म करनेवाला मनुष्य कैसे नहीं बँधता। अतएव इन बातोंकोी समझानेके लिये भगवान् ब्रह्माजीके वचनोंका प्रमाण देकर कहते हैं-- सहयज्ञा: प्रजा: सृष्टवा पुरोवाच प्रजापति: । अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वो<स्त्विष्टककामधुक्
saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purovāca prajāpatiḥ | anena prasaviṣyadhvam eṣa vo 'stv iṣṭa-kāma-dhuk ||
സൃഷ്ടിയുടെ ആദിയിൽ പ്രജാപതി ബ്രഹ്മാവ് യജ്ഞത്തോടുകൂടി പ്രജകളെ സൃഷ്ടിച്ച് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഈ യജ്ഞംകൊണ്ട് നിങ്ങൾ വർദ്ധിച്ചു സമൃദ്ധരാകുവിൻ; ഇത് നിങ്ങൾക്കു ഇഷ്ടഭോഗങ്ങൾ നൽകുന്ന കാമധേനുവായിരിക്കട്ടെ.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Creation is framed as founded on yajña—consecrated, reciprocal action. When beings act in the spirit of offering for the larger order (rather than selfish appropriation), they prosper and their actions do not bind them in the same way.
The speaker cites an ancient proclamation of Prajāpati (Brahmā) at the dawn of creation: beings were created along with yajña and instructed to thrive through it, with yajña described as a source that yields desired benefits.
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