Shloka 96
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
य॑ं हित्वा देवता: सर्वा हव्यकव्यभुजो5भवन् | किंतु यह सनातन मोक्षधर्म अत्यन्त दुष्कर जान पड़ता है
yaṁ hitvā devatāḥ sarvā havyakavyabhujo 'bhavan | kintu yaḥ sanātano mokṣadharmo 'tyanta-duṣkaraḥ jñāyate | tvayy āveśita-bhāro 'haṁ dhṛtiṁ prāpsyāmy athaujasaḥ | yadā ca sura-kāryaṁ te aviṣahaṁ bhaviṣyati | tadāham ātma-jñānopadeśāya tava purataḥ prādurbhaviṣyāmi | iti uktvā bhagavān hayagrīvaḥ tatraivāntardadhāna ||
阇那美阇耶曰：“舍弃彼更高之道，诸天皆成享用供献者——受火供之哈维耶与祭祖之卡维耶。然而，古老的解脱之法（摩克沙法）实为至难。若我将此重担置于汝身，我将凭汝之力复得心之安定。凡汝为诸天所担之事变得难以承受之时，我必现于汝前，宣说自我之智。”言毕，世尊海耶格利瓦即于彼处隐没。
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage contrasts ritual religiosity (havya-kavya offerings) with the far more demanding ‘mokṣa-dharma’—the path of liberation grounded in Self-knowledge. It implies that liberation requires exceptional resolve and guidance, and that true spiritual instruction (ātma-jñāna-upadeśa) is the decisive aid when ordinary duties become overwhelming.
Janamejaya speaks of the gods turning toward sacrificial consumption after abandoning the difficult path of liberation. He then entrusts a ‘burden’ to the addressed figure and promises to appear whenever divine tasks become unbearable, specifically to teach Self-knowledge. After making this assurance, Lord Hayagrīva vanishes on the spot.