Shloka 8
अध्वर्यु–यति संवादः
Adhvaryu–Yati Dialogue on Svabhāva, Ahiṃsā, and Mokṣa
तमध्वर्यु: प्रत्युवाच नायं छागो विनश्यति । श्रेयसा योक्ष्यते जन्तुर्यदि श्रुतिरियं तथा,अध्वर्युने यतिको इस प्रकार उत्तर दिया--'यह बकरा नष्ट नहीं होगा। यदि “पशुर्व नीयमान:” इत्यादि श्रुति सत्य है तो यह जीव कल्याणका ही भागी होगा
tam adhvaryuḥ pratyuvāca: nāyaṃ chāgo vinaśyati | śreyasā yokṣyate jantur yadi śrutir iyaṃ tathā ||
ادھوریو نے جواب دیا—“یہ بکری برباد نہیں ہوگی۔ اگر شروتی کا یہ حکم سچا ہے تو یہ جیو ‘شریَس’ یعنی اعلیٰ بھلائی سے وابستہ ہوگا۔”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a ritual-ethical claim: when an act is grounded in śruti (Vedic authority) and performed as prescribed, it is framed not as destruction but as leading the being toward śreyas (higher welfare). It highlights the tension between apparent harm and scriptural justification within dharma-discourse.
In a dialogue setting, a Brāhmaṇa raises an implicit concern about the fate of a sacrificial goat. The Adhvaryu responds by asserting that the goat does not truly ‘perish’; rather, if the relevant Vedic injunction is valid, the creature is said to attain a beneficial outcome through the rite.