Shloka 6
Puruṣaikatva-vyākhyāna: The One Virāṭ Puruṣa and the Many ‘Puruṣas’
Rudra–Brahmā Saṃvāda
देवताओ! जहाँ कहीं भी यज्ञमें पशुका वध हो, वह सत्पुरुषोंका धर्म नहीं है। यह श्रेष्ठ सत्ययुग चल रहा है। इसमें पशुका वध कैसे किया जा सकता है? ।। भीष्म उवाच तेषां संवदतामेवमृषीणां विबुधैः सह । मार्गगतो नृपश्रेष्ठस्तं देशं प्राप्तवान् वसु:,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--राजन्! इस प्रकार जब ऋषियोंका देवताओंके साथ संवाद चल रहा था, उसी समय नृपश्रेष्ठ वसु भी उस मार्गसे आ निकले और उस स्थानपर पहुँच गये
bhīṣma uvāca | teṣāṃ saṃvadatām evam ṛṣīṇāṃ vibudhaiḥ saha | mārgagato nṛpaśreṣṭhas taṃ deśaṃ prāptavān vasuḥ ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Ó deuses! Onde quer que, num yajña, haja o abate de um animal, isso não é o dharma dos homens de bem. Este é o excelente Satya Yuga; como poderia um animal ser morto nele?” Enquanto os rishis dialogavam assim com os deuses, Vasu, o mais eminente dos reis, vinha por aquela estrada e chegou àquele lugar.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage situates a moral inquiry about dharma—especially the legitimacy of animal killing in sacrifice—by emphasizing that ethical discernment arises through dialogue among sages and gods, and that rulers (like Vasu) are expected to learn and govern in light of such higher deliberation.
As the sages and the gods continue their discussion, King Vasu, traveling along the road, arrives at the location of the debate, setting up his involvement as a witness or participant in the unfolding ethical controversy.