Shloka 646
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
आभिराप्यायितबला लोकान् वै धारयिष्यथ । 'प्रवृत्तिफलसे समादृत होनेवाली जिन यज्ञ-क्रियाओंका जगतमें प्रचार होगा, उन्हींसे तुम्हारे बलकी वृद्धि होगी और बलिष्ठ होकर तुमलोग सम्पूर्ण लोकोंका भरण-पोषण करोगे
ābhir āpyāyita-balā lokān vai dhārayiṣyatha |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Dengan (upacara) ini kamu akan dikuatkan dan dipelihara, lalu sesungguhnya kamu akan menegakkan dunia-dunia. Apabila perbuatan korban suci—yang dihormati kerana buah yang lahir daripada keterlibatan duniawi yang benar—tersebar di dunia, ia akan menambah kekuatanmu; dan setelah menjadi perkasa, kamu akan menyokong serta memelihara semua makhluk.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That properly honoured sacrificial and duty-based actions (yajña/pravṛtti) nourish strength and enable one to uphold society and the cosmic order; power is legitimized as service—sustaining the worlds rather than exploiting them.
Vaiśampāyana, in the didactic flow of Śānti Parva, states a principle of reciprocity: through the spread and observance of sanctioned rites and duties, the agents (implicitly rulers and householders) gain strength and thereby maintain the welfare of all beings.