Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
यूयं हि भाविता यज्ञै: सर्वयज्ञेषु मानवै:
yūyaṃ hi bhāvitā yajñaiḥ sarvayajñeṣu mānavaiḥ
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Quả thật, các ngươi đã được nuôi dưỡng và gọt giũa bởi các tế lễ—do loài người thực hành trong mọi nghi thức yajña.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
The verse affirms that participation in yajña (sacrificial duty) is a formative discipline: it ‘cultivates’ people by training them in obligation, generosity, and reverence for dharma, rather than mere self-interest.
Vaiśampāyana, continuing his narration in the Śānti discourse, characterizes the addressed group as having been shaped by sacrificial practice—highlighting their background in Vedic rites as a moral and cultural foundation for the teaching being conveyed.