Shloka 3
Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)
वैशम्पायन उवाच पुरा हिमवतः पृष्े दक्षो वै यज्ञमाहरत् । गड़ाद्वारे शुभे देशे ऋषिसिद्धनिषेविते
vaiśampāyana uvāca | purā himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe dakṣo vai yajñam āharat | gaṅgādvāre śubhe deśe ṛṣi-siddha-niṣevite ||
வைசம்பாயனன் கூறினான்—முன்னொரு காலத்தில், இமவானின் சரிவுகளில், ரிஷிகளும் சித்தர்களும் உலாவும் கங்காத்வாரத்தின் புனிதப் பகுதியில், பிரஜாபதி தக்ஷன் ஒரு யாகத்தைத் தொடங்கினான்.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames yajña (ritual duty) within a sanctified setting, implying that actions—especially public, religious acts—carry ethical weight and consequences; sacred context heightens responsibility rather than replacing moral discernment.
Vaiśampāyana begins an episode by locating it in ancient time and sacred space: Dakṣa organizes a great sacrifice at Gaṅgādvāra near the Himālaya, a place associated with sages and siddhas, preparing the ground for the events connected with Dakṣa’s yajña.