Shloka 6
अश्वमेध-उपदेशः तथा मरुत्त-यज्ञ-धन-प्रसङ्गः
Counsel on Aśvamedha and the Marutta-treasure episode
असुराश्च सुराश्चैव पुण्यहेतोर्मखक्रियाम् । प्रयतन्ते महात्मानस्तस्माद् यज्ञा: परायणम्,महामना देवता और दैत्य पुण्यके लिये यज्ञ करनेका ही प्रयत्न करते हैं, अत: यज्ञ परम आश्रय है
asurāś ca surāś caiva puṇya-hetor makha-kriyām | prayatante mahātmānas tasmād yajñāḥ parāyaṇam ||
Vyāsa nói: “Cả A-tu-la lẫn chư Thiên, vì cầu phước đức, đều nỗ lực thực hành các nghi lễ tế tự. Bởi vậy, yajña được tuyên xưng là nơi nương tựa tối thượng, là chỗ quy hướng rốt ráo.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that yajña (sacrificial/ritual action) is a paramount spiritual recourse because even opposing cosmic factions—Devas and Asuras—pursue it to gain puṇya (merit). It highlights the ethical idea that disciplined sacred action is a recognized means to auspicious results and the maintenance of order.
Vyāsa is making a doctrinal observation within the Ashvamedhika context: he underscores the universal drive toward ritual merit by noting that both gods and their adversaries exert themselves in sacrificial performances, concluding that yajña stands as the highest reliance.