Shloka 24
नारद–असित (देवल) संवादः — भूतप्रभवाप्यय, इन्द्रिय-गुण-विवेक, क्षेत्रज्ञ-तत्त्व
पशवश्च मनुष्यश् ट्रुमाश्नीषधिभि: सह । स्वर्गमेवाभिकांक्षन्ते न च स्वर्गस्ततो मखात्
paśavaś ca manuṣyāś ca drumāś ca oṣadhībhiḥ saha | svargam evābhikāṅkṣante na ca svargas tato makhāt ||
Thú vật, con người, cây cối và thảo dược—hết thảy đều khát cầu cõi trời. Nhưng cõi trời rộng lớn ấy không thể dễ dàng đạt được bằng phương tiện nào khác, ngoài yajña (tế lễ).
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire for higher attainment (svarga) is widespread across living and life-supporting forms, but mere longing is insufficient; the text highlights yajña (makha)—disciplined, consecrated offering and duty—as the effective means to that result.
In the Shanti Parva’s instructional dialogue, Kapila speaks as a teacher, using a broad list of beings (animals, humans, trees, herbs) to universalize the aspiration for heaven and then asserts the primacy of yajña as the recognized path to that goal.