Shloka 3
Nakula’s Declaration and the Uñchavṛtti Brāhmaṇa’s Superior Merit (Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 92)
कथं हि सर्वयज्ञेषु निश्चय: परमो5भवत् | एतदर्हसि मे वक्तुं निखिलेन द्विजर्षभ
Janamejaya uvāca | kathaṁ hi sarvayajñeṣu niścayaḥ paramo 'bhavat | etad arhasi me vaktuṁ nikhilena dvijarṣabha ||
Janamejaya thưa: “Nhưng làm sao quyết tâm tối thượng ấy lại được xác lập giữa mọi lễ tế? Hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng ‘nhị sinh’, xin hãy nói cho ta trọn vẹn.”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dharmic inquiry: a ruler seeks a clear, comprehensive account of how a ‘supreme resolve’ becomes authoritative across ritual life, implying that right action in sacrifice depends on well-grounded understanding rather than mere performance.
Janamejaya addresses a foremost Brahmin sage and asks for a full explanation of how an ultimate determination/conclusion came to be accepted in the context of all sacrifices, prompting the sage to elaborate on the underlying principle or precedent.