तथा तद्वचनं सत्यं वसिष्ठस्य व्यवस्थितम् । यत्तेनोक्तं न यज्ञेन सदेहैर्गम्यते दिवि
tathā tadvacanaṃ satyaṃ vasiṣṭhasya vyavasthitam | yattenoktaṃ na yajñena sadehairgamyate divi
“Assim também, a afirmação de Vasiṣṭha permanece verdadeira e estabelecida: como ele declarou, pelo sacrifício não se alcança o céu enquanto ainda se carrega o corpo.”
Triśaṅku (contextual deduction)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage pronounces a settled truth; the listener’s posture shifts from argument to acceptance. A faint sacrificial altar in the background contrasts with the forest path ahead.
Ritual power (yajña) has limits; higher attainments may require deeper transformation through tapas, grace, or exceptional divine/ṛṣi intervention.
No specific site is mentioned in this verse; it functions as doctrinal grounding within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
Yajña is referenced negatively (insufficient for embodied ascent); no positive prescription is given in this line.