Shloka 103
Puruṣaikatva-vyākhyāna: The One Virāṭ Puruṣa and the Many ‘Puruṣas’
Rudra–Brahmā Saṃvāda
एतन्न: संशयं छिन्धि प्रमाणं नो भवान् मतः । “राजन! किसके द्वारा यज्ञ करना चाहिये? बकरेके द्वारा अथवा अन्नद्वारा? हमारे इस संदेहका आप निवारण करें। हमलोगोंकी रायमें आप ही प्रामाणिक व्यक्ति हैं'
etannaḥ saṁśayaṁ chindhi pramāṇaṁ no bhavān mataḥ |
Бхишма сказал: «Рассей наше сомнение. В наших глазах ты — подлинный авторитет. О царь, чем следует совершать жертвоприношение — козлом или зерном? Прошу, разреши нашу неуверенность».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical-ritual dilemma—whether sacrifice should involve animal offering or grain—and emphasizes seeking a trustworthy authority (pramāṇa) to resolve doubt in matters of dharma.
Bhishma voices a question addressed to a king, requesting a decisive clarification about the proper means of performing yajña: with a goat (animal offering) or with grain (non-violent offering).