Shloka 7
नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)
षण्णां तासां ततः प्रीत: पावको गर्भधारणात् । स्वेन तेजोविसर्गेण वीर्येण परमेण च,अपने तेजके स्थापन और उत्तम वीर्यके ग्रहणद्वारा गर्भ धारण करनेके कारण अग्निदेव उन छहों कृत्तिकाओंपर बहुत प्रसन्न हुए
ṣaṇṇāṃ tāsāṃ tataḥ prītaḥ pāvako garbhadhāraṇāt | svena tejovisargeṇa vīryeṇa parameṇa ca ||
قال بهيشما: «ثم إن بافاكا، إله النار، سُرَّ سروراً عظيماً بتلك الكِرِتّيكات الستّ لأنهن حملن الجنين. فبإيداعه طاقته النارية فيهنّ وبمنحهنّ قوته العليا، أتمّ أمر الحَبَل.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights responsible transmission and reception of power: Agni’s tejas and vīrya are not merely force but a sacred trust, and the Kṛttikās’ capacity to bear it serves a wider dharmic/cosmic purpose.
Bhīṣma narrates that Agni (Pāvaka) becomes pleased with the six Kṛttikās because they carry the embryo, made possible through Agni’s placing/emitting his own tejas and supreme potency into them.