Shloka 61
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
अनुनीत: सदस्यैश्न बृहस्पतिरुदारधी: । समापयत्् ततो यज्ञं दैवतं समपूजयत्,इस प्रकार एकतके कहनेसे, द्वित और त्रितकी सम्मतिसे तथा अन्य सदस्योंद्वारा अनुनय किये जानेसे उदारबुद्धि बृहस्पतिने उस यज्ञको समाप्त किया और भगवानकी पूजा की
anunītaḥ sadasyaiś ca bṛhaspatir udāradhīḥ | samāpayat tato yajñaṃ daivataṃ samapūjayat ||
Persuadido pelos membros reunidos, Bṛhaspati, de mente nobre, por fim levou aquele sacrifício ao seu devido término; e, em seguida, prestou culto ao Divino como convinha.
देव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that wise leadership includes receptivity to respectful persuasion, and that ritual or duty (yajña) should culminate in sincere honoring of the Divine—action completed with right intention and reverence.
Bṛhaspati, after being repeatedly entreated by the members of the assembly, agrees to conclude the ongoing sacrifice and then performs proper worship of the deity, restoring harmony and closure to the rite.