Shloka 15
सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा
Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
यज्ञार्थ चक्रतुश्निन्तां तथा वित्तार्थमेव च । तयोबुद्धि: समभवत् त्रितं गृह्य परंतप
yajñārthaṃ cakratuś cintāṃ tathā vittārtham eva ca | tayoḥ buddhiḥ samabhavat tritaṃ gṛhya parantapa rājan ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच—यज्ञार्थं चक्रतुश्चिन्तां तथा वित्तार्थमेव च। तयोर्बुद्धिः समभवत्—त्रितं गृह्य परंतप, यजमानानां यज्ञान् कारयित्वा दक्षिणारूपेण बहून् पशून् प्राप्य महाफलप्रदं यज्ञमनुतिष्ठावः; तत्र हृष्टमनसौ सोमपानं करिष्यावः।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights mixed motives in religious action: the brothers plan sacrificial work both for yajña-merit and for wealth (dakṣiṇā). It invites ethical reflection on how dharma-practices can be pursued with sincere devotion or instrumentalized for gain.
Two brothers (Ekat and Dvita, as indicated in the accompanying gloss) form a plan to take their brother Trita with them to conduct patrons’ sacrifices, receive many cattle as fees, perform a grand rite, and enjoy Soma—setting up the ensuing episode involving Trita.