Shloka 154

Ācāra-Nirṇaya: Varṇa-Āśrama Dharma, Śauca, Snāna, Sandhyā, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and Gṛhastha-Dinacaryā

Devanagari script

आस्ये चाहवनीयो ऽग्निः सत्यः पर्व च मूर्धनि / यः पञ्चाग्नीनिमान्वेद आहिताग्निः स उच्यते

Transliteration

āsye cāhavanīyo 'gniḥ satyaḥ parva ca mūrdhani / yaḥ pañcāgnīnimānveda āhitāgniḥ sa ucyate

Translation

في الفم نار الآهَفَنِيَّة (Āhavanīya)، وعلى قِمَّة الرأس الحقّ (Satya) والوصلة المقدّسة (parvan). ومَن عرف هذه النيران الخمس دُعي «آهِتاغني» (Āhitāgni)، أي المُكرَّس لحفظ النيران الطقسية.

Word by Word

• आस्ये: in the mouth
• आस्ये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आहवनीयः: the Āhavanīya fire
• आहवनीयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहवनीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (अग्निविशेषः)

• अग्निः: fire
• अग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सत्यः: Truth (as a fire/principle)
• सत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (अग्निविशेष/तत्त्व)

• पर्व: the crown/peak (parvan)
• पर्व: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मूर्धनि: on the head
• मूर्धनि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• पञ्चाग्नीन्: the five fires
• पञ्चाग्नीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (पञ्च अग्नयः)

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying पञ्चाग्नीन्)

• वेद: knows
• वेद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आहिताग्निः: one who has established the sacred fires
• आहिताग्निः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहित + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (आहितः अग्निः यस्य/आहितोऽग्निः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pañcāgni-vidyā style internalization: sacred fires and truth-junctions are contemplated within the body; knowledge itself becomes consecration.

Vedantic Theme: Satya as the crown-principle; inner consecration through knowledge (jñāna-dīkṣā) aligning ritual symbolism with self-understanding.

Application: Use contemplative visualization during daily rites: speech as offering (mouth-fire), truthfulness as ‘crown’ discipline, and awareness of life-processes as yajña.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: body-altar (adhyātma-vedi)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.213.153: Gārhapatya and Dakṣiṇa placements; Garuda Purana 1.213.155: prāṇa as Agni/Āditya and tri-bhoktṛ

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Āhavanīya

FAQs

What is the importance of pañcāgni (five fires) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse defines a dharmic qualification: one who truly understands the doctrine of the five sacred fires—linking inner loci (like the mouth) with ritual fire—earns the status of āhitāgni, i.e., a consecrated upholder of Vedic fire-dharma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it ties spiritual progress to satya (truth) and disciplined ritual knowledge: inner purity and correct sacrificial understanding are presented as marks of a properly consecrated life, which the Garuda Purana repeatedly treats as supportive for auspicious post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice satya (truthfulness) and treat daily worship/offerings as sacred discipline; even without formal śrauta fires, the verse encourages integrating inner purity with outer ritual responsibility.