Shloka 32
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
यथोपदिष्ट मेधावी दर्भा्यादि यथातथम् | हव्यकव्यविधिं कृत्स्नमुक्तं तेन तपस्विना,बुद्धिमान् शूद्रने कुश, अर्घ्ध आदि तथा हव्य-कव्यकी विधि--सब कुछ उन तपस्वी मुनिके उपदेशके अनुसार ठीक-ठीक किया
yathopadiṣṭa medhāvī darbhyādi yathātatham | havyakavyavidhiṁ kṛtsnam uktaṁ tena tapasvinā ||
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ସେ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ୍ ପୁରୁଷ ତପସ୍ବୀ ମୁନି ଯେପରି ଉପଦେଶ ଦେଇଥିଲେ, ସେହିପରି ଦର୍ଭ ଆଦି ସମସ୍ତ ସାମଗ୍ରୀ ସହ ଦେବତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ହବିଷ୍ୟ ଓ ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ କବ୍ୟ—ଏହି ଅର୍ପଣର ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ବିଧିକୁ ଯଥାବିଧି ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ କଲା।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That ritual duty (dharma) should be performed precisely according to competent instruction: correctness in method—materials like darbha and the full havya–kavya procedure—reflects discipline, reverence, and ethical seriousness toward gods and ancestors.
Bhishma describes a person (the ‘medhāvī’) executing the complete set of rites for divine and ancestral offerings exactly as an ascetic teacher had prescribed, emphasizing faithful adherence to the taught ritual protocol.