Shanti Parva Adhyaya 26 Shloka 24 - Mahabharata | Oriya | Vedapath

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Shloka 24

कालनियमः शोकशमनं च

Kāla as Regulator; Pacification of Grief

Devanagari script

अत्र गाथां यज्ञगीतां कीर्तयन्ति पुराविद: । त्रयीमुपाश्रितां लोके यज्ञसंस्तरकारिकाम्‌

Transliteration

atra gāthāṁ yajñagītāṁ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ | trayīm upāśritāṁ loke yajñasaṁstarakārikām ||

Translation

ଏଠାରେ ପୁରାତନ ପରମ୍ପରାଜ୍ଞମାନେ ଯଜ୍ଞରେ ଋତ୍ୱିଜମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଗାୟିତ ଏକ ଗାଥାକୁ କୀର୍ତ୍ତନ କରନ୍ତି। ତାହା ତିନି ବେଦର ଆଶ୍ରୟରେ ନିର୍ମିତ ଏବଂ ଲୋକରେ ଯଜ୍ଞର ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା ଓ ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା ସ୍ଥାପନ କରେ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ; ତେଣୁ ପୁରାତନ ଆଚାରଜ୍ଞମାନେ ଏମିତି ସମୟରେ ତାହାକୁ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ଦୋହରାନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

अत्रhere, in this context

गाथाम्a gāthā, verse/chant

यज्ञगीताम्sung in/at the sacrifice

कीर्तयन्तिthey recite/proclaim

पुराविदःknowers of ancient lore

त्रयीम्the triad (of Vedas), the three Vedas

उपाश्रिताम्resting on, based on, supported by

लोकेin the world, among people

यज्ञसंस्तरकारिकाम्establishing/setting forth the sacrificial rite (lit. making the yज्ञ-संस्तर)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

gāthā (traditional verse)

yajña (sacrifice)

trayī (the three Vedas)

Ṛ

ṛtvij (officiating priests)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse asserts that sacrificial practice (yajña) is validated and sustained by the authority of the three Vedas (trayī). Tradition-bearers preserve this authority by reciting an inherited gāthā at appropriate ritual moments, emphasizing continuity, legitimacy, and right order in religious action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana introduces a traditional gāthā associated with sacrifice. He notes that ancient lore-knowers recite it, describing it as Veda-based and as something that establishes the standing of yajña in the world—setting up the quotation or discussion that follows.