Shloka 38

Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti

Devanagari script

अग्निरुवाच / यत्तेजसाहं सुसमिद्धतेजा हव्यं वहाम्यध्वरे आज्यसिक्तम्

Transliteration

agniruvāca / yattejasāhaṃ susamiddhatejā havyaṃ vahāmyadhvare ājyasiktam

Translation

قال أَغني: «بضياءِ ذاك أتلألأ متّقدًا بوهجٍ أعظم؛ وأنا أحملُ القُربان (هافيا) في الذبيحة، المدهونَ بالسمن المصفّى، إلى الشعيرة المقدّسة.»

Word by Word

• अग्निः: Agni (Fire-god)
• अग्निः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्: by which
• यत्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (relative)

• तेजसा: by (your) brilliance
• तेजसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुसमिद्धतेजाः: having well-kindled radiance
• सुसमिद्धतेजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सम्-इन्ध् (धातु) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (अहम्/अग्निः)

• हव्यम्: oblation
• हव्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वहामि: I carry
• वहामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अध्वरे: in the sacrifice
• अध्वरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• आज्यसिक्तम्: sprinkled with ghee
• आज्यसिक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सिक्त (सिच्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आज्येन सिक्तम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (हव्यम्)

Speaker

Agni

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Agni’s capacity to blaze and to convey offerings is dependent on the Supreme; ritual efficacy rests on divine radiance.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as the inner power (antar-yāmin) behind natural forces; instruments act by the presence of the Supreme.

Application: Perform rituals (or daily duties) with the awareness that power and success are grace-enabled; cultivate purity and attentiveness in offerings (literal or metaphorical).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: praise passages linking Viṣṇu to yajña and to the empowerment of devas

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

What is the importance of Agni in Garuda Purana ritual teachings?

This verse highlights Agni as the divine mediator who, empowered by a higher radiance, conveys ghee-anointed offerings (havya) within the sacrifice.

How does this verse relate to the path of the soul after death in Garuda Purana?

While not describing the soul’s journey directly, it reinforces the ritual principle that offerings reach the intended divine recipients through Agni—an idea that underlies śrāddha and other rites performed for post-death benefit.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform fire-based worship or śrāddha-related offerings with purity and correct intention, recognizing Agni as the sacred channel through which ritual acts are carried to their spiritual destination.