Shloka 14
दान-धर्म-आश्रमविधानम्
Dana, Dharma, and the Four Āśramas
तस्मिन् वाय्वम्बुसंघर्षे दीप्ततेजा महाबल: । प्रादुरभूदूर्धशिख: कृत्वा निस्तिमिरं नभ:
tasmin vāyv-ambu-saṅgharṣe dīpta-tejā mahā-balaḥ | prādurabhūd ūrdhva-śikhaḥ kṛtvā nistimiraṃ nabhaḥ ||
বায়ু আৰু জলে সংঘৰ্ষ কৰা সেই মুহূর্তত দীপ্ত তেজ আৰু মহাবলশালী অগ্নিদেৱ প্ৰাদুৰ্ভূত হ’ল; তেওঁৰ শিখা ঊৰ্ধ্বমুখী আছিল। তেওঁ আকাশক তমোহীন কৰি তুলিলে।
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a symbolic ethic: when opposing forces collide, a higher clarifying power can emerge—like fire arising from friction—dispelling darkness (ignorance, confusion) and restoring luminous order.
During a fierce conflict between wind and water, Agni manifests as a powerful, radiant being with upward-leaping flames, and his appearance removes the darkness from the sky.