Shloka 23
रुद्रस्य भागं यज्ञे च विशिष्ट ते त्वकल्पयन् | भयेन त्रिदशा राजन् शरणं च प्रपेदिरे
rudrasya bhāgaṃ yajñe ca viśiṣṭa te tv akalpayan | bhayena tridaśā rājan śaraṇaṃ ca prapedire |
বায়ুৱে ক’লে—হে ৰাজন, ভয়ত দেবতাসকলে শংকৰ ৰুদ্ৰৰ শৰণ ল’লে। তাৰপিছত যজ্ঞত ৰুদ্ৰৰ বাবে এক বিশেষ আৰু শ্ৰেষ্ঠ ভাগ নিৰ্ধাৰণ কৰি, যজ্ঞাৱশিষ্ট সকলো দ্ৰব্য ৰুদ্ৰৰ অধিকাৰত অৰ্পণ কৰিলে।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Divine power must be acknowledged with due honor: when the gods recognize Rudra’s supremacy and seek his refuge, harmony is restored by granting him a rightful, special sacrificial share—showing that neglect of rightful honor in ritual and conduct leads to fear and disorder.
Vāyu narrates that the gods, frightened, approach Rudra/Śaṅkara for protection and then formally institute a distinct portion for him in the yajña, effectively assigning the sacrificial remainder as Rudra’s entitlement.