Shloka 16
तमध्वरे शंसितार: स्तुवन्ति रथन्तरे सामगाश्र स्तुवन्ति । त॑ ब्राह्मणा ब्रद्ममन्त्रै: स्तुवन्ति तस्मै हविरध्वर्यव: कल्पयन्ति
tam adhvare śaṁsitāraḥ stuvanti rathantare sāmagāś ca stuvanti | taṁ brāhmaṇā brahmamantraiḥ stuvanti tasmai havir adhvaryavaḥ kalpayanti ||
यज्ञात शंसिता (स्तोता) लोक त्यांचीच स्तुती करतात; सामगान करणारे विद्वान रथन्तर सामाने त्यांचेच गुणगान करतात. वेदवेत्ते ब्राह्मण ब्रह्ममंत्रांनी त्यांचेच स्तवन करतात आणि अध्वर्यु यज्ञात त्यांच्यासाठी हविर्भाग नियत करतात.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Supreme is the central recipient and meaning of Vedic sacrifice: every class of priest—reciters, Sāman-chanters, mantra-knowing Brahmins, and the Adhvaryu who handles offerings—directs praise and oblations to Him, showing ritual as coordinated devotion grounded in dharma.
Bhishma is describing how, within a properly conducted yajña, different officiants perform their specialized roles—recitation, chanting, mantra-praise, and allotting oblations—yet all these actions converge on honoring the same divine object of worship.