Shloka 8
Viṣṇor Māhātmya and Indriya-saṃyama (विष्णोर्माहात्म्यं तथा इन्द्रियसंयमः)
अकामया कृतस्तत्र यज्ञो होत्रनुशासनात् । शुक्रस्य पुनराजाति: पर्णादो नाम धर्मवित्,होताके आदेशसे इच्छा न होनेपर भी ब्राह्मण-पत्नीने उस यज्ञका कार्य सम्पन्न किया। होताका कार्य पर्णाद नामसे प्रसिद्ध एक धर्मज्ञ ऋषि करते थे, जो शुक्राचार्यके वंशज थे
akāmayā kṛtastatra yajño hotr-anuśāsanāt | śukrasya punarājātiḥ parṇādo nāma dharmavit ||
तेथे होतृच्या आज्ञेनुसार, स्वतःची इच्छा नसतानाही यज्ञ संपन्न झाला. त्या यज्ञाचा होता पर्णाद नावाचा धर्मज्ञ ऋषी होता; तो शुक्राचार्यांचा पुनर्जन्मासारखा वंशज मानला जाई.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma-centered action: even if personal desire is absent, a duty like a yajña can be rightly completed when performed under proper priestly guidance and with knowledge of dharma. Ethical worth is tied to correct intention (non-craving) and correct procedure (anuśāsana), not to personal preference.
Nārada describes a sacrifice that was completed despite a lack of personal desire, following the Hotṛ’s instructions. He identifies the Hotṛ as the dharma-knowing sage Parṇāda, connected to Śukra as a ‘punarājāti’—a renewed birth or reappearance within Śukra’s line.