Shloka 8
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Ṛtvij System, Sāvitrī’s Reconciliation, Tīrtha-Catalogue, Śrāddha & Initiation Rites, and Vrata Fruits
आन्वीक्षिकी सर्वविद्या ब्राह्मी ह्येषा चतुष्टयी । उद्गाता च प्रत्युद्गाता प्रतिहर्ता सुब्रह्मण्यः
ānvīkṣikī sarvavidyā brāhmī hyeṣā catuṣṭayī | udgātā ca pratyudgātā pratihartā subrahmaṇyaḥ
আন্বীক্ষিকী—বিচাৰ-তৰ্কৰ বিদ্যা—সকলো জ্ঞানৰ সাৰ্বজনীন আধাৰ; সঁচাকৈ ই ব্ৰাহ্মী চতুষ্টয়ী: উদ্গাতা, প্ৰত্যুদ্গাতা, প্ৰতিহৰ্তা আৰু সুব্ৰহ্মণ্য।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ह्येषा → हि एषा (यण्/विसर्ग-सन्धि).
FAQs
Ānvīkṣikī refers to disciplined inquiry—analysis and reasoning—treated here as a universal basis underlying all branches of knowledge.
They are functionaries of Vedic (especially Sāma-veda/Soma) ritual: the Udgātṛ chants, the Pratyudgātṛ responds/assists, the Pratihartṛ supplies refrains or responses, and the Subrahmaṇya performs a specific invocatory role.
It elevates careful inquiry and disciplined learning as sacred (brāhmī), linking intellectual rigor with the ordered responsibilities of Vedic tradition.