Shloka 3436
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
आस्यैरन्ये चाग्रसन्त तथैव परिचारकान् । कोई विकराल मुखवाले पार्षद यज्ञके यूरोको उखाड़कर वहाँ चारों ओर चक्कर लगाने लगे | दूसरोंने यज्ञके परिचारकोंको अपने मुखका ग्रास बना लिया
āsyair anye cāgrasan tathaiva paricārakān | kecid vikarāla-mukhavāle pārṣadā yajñasya yūpān utkhādya tatra caturdiśaṁ cakraṁ bhramituṁ pracakramuḥ | anye tu yajñasya paricārakān svamukha-grāsaṁ cakruḥ |
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Ang ilan sa kanila, na nakanganga ang bibig, ay nilamon pati ang mga tagapaglingkod. May mga tagasunod (pārṣada) na may nakapangingilabot na mukha na binunot ang mga haliging panghandog at nag-ikot-ikot sa lahat ng direksiyon doon. Ang iba nama’y ginawang subo sa kanilang bibig ang mga lingkod ng yajña. Ipinakikita ng tagpong ito ang pagbagsak ng sagradong kaayusan, nang ang karahasan ay lumapastangan sa karaniwang pag-iingat na iginagawad sa yajña at sa mga tagapaglingkod nito.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores how adharma manifests as the violation of sacred boundaries: when violence targets a yajña and its attendants, social and cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) is shown as collapsing. It warns that unchecked brutality can overturn institutions meant to sustain harmony.
Bhishma describes a terrifying outbreak of violence in which grotesque followers attack a sacrificial setting: they uproot the yajña-posts (yūpas), roam about wildly, and devour the ritual attendants, turning a place of sanctity into a scene of chaos.