Shloka 3436
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
आस्यैरन्ये चाग्रसन्त तथैव परिचारकान् । कोई विकराल मुखवाले पार्षद यज्ञके यूरोको उखाड़कर वहाँ चारों ओर चक्कर लगाने लगे | दूसरोंने यज्ञके परिचारकोंको अपने मुखका ग्रास बना लिया
āsyair anye cāgrasan tathaiva paricārakān | kecid vikarāla-mukhavāle pārṣadā yajñasya yūpān utkhādya tatra caturdiśaṁ cakraṁ bhramituṁ pracakramuḥ | anye tu yajñasya paricārakān svamukha-grāsaṁ cakruḥ |
毗湿摩说道：“他们之中，有的张开巨口，连侍从也一并吞噬。有些面目狰狞的随从（pārṣada）拔起祭柱，在那里向四方绕圈奔走；另一些则把祭祀的仆役当作口中之食。此景描绘了神圣秩序的崩塌：暴力践踏了本应庇护祭祀与其执事者的护持。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores how adharma manifests as the violation of sacred boundaries: when violence targets a yajña and its attendants, social and cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) is shown as collapsing. It warns that unchecked brutality can overturn institutions meant to sustain harmony.
Bhishma describes a terrifying outbreak of violence in which grotesque followers attack a sacrificial setting: they uproot the yajña-posts (yūpas), roam about wildly, and devour the ritual attendants, turning a place of sanctity into a scene of chaos.