Shloka 54
Āśrama-dharma: Duties of the Four Life-Stages (आश्रमधर्मः)
न हि यज्ञसमं किज्वचित् त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते । तस्माद् यष्टव्यमित्याहु: पुरुषेणानसूयता । श्रद्धापवित्रमाश्रित्य यथाशक्ति यथेच्छया
na hi yajñasamaṃ kiñcic triṣu lokeṣu vidyate | tasmād yaṣṭavyam ity āhuḥ puruṣeṇān-asūyatā | śraddhāpavitram āśritya yathāśakti yathecchayā ||
तीनही लोकांत यज्ञासारखे दुसरे काही नाही. म्हणून मनीषी म्हणतात—दोषदृष्टी व मत्सर टाकून मनुष्याने यज्ञ करावा; श्रद्धेच्या पवित्रतेचा आधार घेऊन, आपल्या शक्तीनुसार व इच्छेनुसार त्याचे अनुष्ठान करावे.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yajña is upheld as supremely valuable in the moral-religious order; one should perform it without envy or fault-finding, grounded in faith, and in a manner proportionate to one’s means and chosen intention.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira by praising yajña and prescribing the proper inner attitude (non-envy, faith) and practical measure (according to capacity) for its performance.