Shloka 21
नारद–असित (देवल) संवादः — भूतप्रभवाप्यय, इन्द्रिय-गुण-विवेक, क्षेत्रज्ञ-तत्त्व
एतानि सह यज्ञेन प्रजापतिरकल्पयत् । तेन प्रजापतिर्देवान् यज्ञेनायजत प्रभु:,भगवान् प्रजापतिने यज्ञके साथ-साथ इन सबकी सृष्टि की। फिर उन प्रजापतिने ही इन यज्ञसामग्रियोंद्वारा देवताओंसे यज्ञका अनुष्ठान कराया
etāni saha yajñena prajāpatir akalpayat | tena prajāpatiḥ devān yajñenāyajata prabhuḥ ||
Kapila explica: «No princípio, Prajāpati moldou todas essas coisas juntamente com a instituição do sacrifício (yajña). Depois, o próprio soberano Prajāpati prestou culto aos deuses por meio do yajña—mostrando que a ordem cósmica e a relação com o divino se sustentam pela oferta correta e disciplinada, e não pela mera posse.»
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yajña is presented as foundational to creation and social-cosmic order: even Prajāpati models dharma by sustaining the gods through sacrificial offering, implying that rightful giving and disciplined action uphold the world.
Kapila states that Prajāpati instituted the sacrificial system along with created things, and then Prajāpati himself performed yajña to the gods using those sacrificial means, establishing a paradigm of reciprocal maintenance between beings and the divine.