ज्येष्ठो भ्राता ममागृह्णाद् विचरन् वननिर्झरे ॥
अपरिज्ञातशौचायां भूमौ निपतितं फलम् ॥
तद् अपश्यम् अहं भ्रातुर् असांप्रतम् अनुव्रजन् ॥
विमर्शं संकरादाने नायं कुर्यात् कथं चन ॥
दृष्ट्वा फलस्य नापश्यद् दोषा ये ऽस्यानुबन्धिकाः ॥
विविनक्ति न शौचं यः सो ऽन्यत्रापि कथं भवेत् ॥
संहिताध्ययनं कुर्वन् वसन् गुरुकुले च यः ॥
भैक्षम् उच्छिष्टम् अन्येषां भुङ्क्ते चापि सदा सदा ॥
कीर्तयन् गुणम् अन्नानाम् अघृणी च पुनः पुनः ॥
तम् अहं फलार्थिनं मन्ये भ्रातरं तर्कचक्षुषा ॥
तं वै गच्छस्व नृपते स त्वां संयाजयिष्यति ॥
jyeṣṭho bhrātā mamāgṛhṇād vicaran vananirjhare ||
aparijñātaśaucāyāṃ bhūmau nipatitaṃ phalam ||
tad apaśyam ahaṃ bhrātur asāṃpratam anuvrajan ||
vimarśaṃ saṃkarādāne nāyaṃ kuryāt kathaṃ cana ||
dṛṣṭvā phalasya nāpaśyad doṣā ye 'syānubandhikāḥ ||
vivinakti na śaucaṃ yaḥ so 'nyatrāpi kathaṃ bhavet ||
saṃhitādhyayanaṃ kurvan vasan gurukule ca yaḥ ||
bhaikṣam ucchiṣṭam anyeṣāṃ bhuṅkte cāpi sadā sadā ||
kīrtayan guṇam annānām aghṛṇī ca punaḥ punaḥ ||
tam ahaṃ phalārthinaṃ manye bhrātaraṃ tarkacakṣuṣā ||
taṃ vai gacchasva nṛpate sa tvāṃ saṃyājayiṣyati ||
Upayaja said: "My elder brother, wandering by a forest stream, picked up a fruit fallen to the ground of unverified purity; following behind, I saw this unbecoming act of my brother's — that he makes no discernment at all in accepting what is impure. Having seen the fruit, he did not notice the faults attaching to it; and whoever fails to discern purity in one thing, what will he be in another? He who, while studying the samhitas and dwelling in the guru's house, always ate even the leftover alms of others, praising the food's quality without squeamishness, again and again — that brother of mine I deem, with the eye of reasoning, greedy for gain. To him, then, go, O king; he will perform the sacrifice for you."
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Here the ascetic points to a brother less scrupulous — and even in the praise a reproach is audible. It is telling that Upayaja himself keeps a strict purity, yet deems Yaja "greedy for gain": one who is neither squeamish nor exacting will undertake what the strict man refuses. Here is a subtle discernment: a design not wholly pure in intent requires an executor not wholly strict — like draws to like. It is telling too that the scripture does not hide this flaw but names it outright: the account is honest even about the failings of its participants. Thus it shows that great deeds are sometimes accomplished by hands not without blemish; and providence makes use of such instruments too, without thereby excusing their laxity.