Shloka 2
Viśvarūpa’s Death, Vṛtrāsura’s Manifestation, and the Devas’ Surrender to Nārāyaṇa
स वै बर्हिषि देवेभ्यो भागं प्रत्यक्षमुच्चकै: । अददद्यस्य पितरो देवा: सप्रश्रयं नृप ॥ २ ॥
sa vai barhiṣi devebhyo bhāgaṁ pratyakṣam uccakaiḥ adadad yasya pitaro devāḥ sapraśrayaṁ nṛpa
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, auf dem Opferaltar gab Viśvarūpa den Devas sichtbar ihren Anteil, indem er Ghee ins Feuer goss und laut Mantras wie „indrāya idaṁ svāhā“ und „idam agnaye“ rezitierte. Da er väterlicherseits mit den Devas verwandt war, brachte er jeder Gottheit ehrerbietig ihren gebührenden Anteil dar.
FAQs
This verse describes proper sacrificial conduct: the performer offers the allotted shares to the demigods on the altar openly and respectfully, acknowledging cosmic order and dharma.
Śukadeva is narrating to King Parīkṣit; the vocative 'nṛpa' signals the royal addressee and frames the teaching as guidance for a ruler devoted to dharma.
By practicing gratitude and reverence—offering one’s work and resources responsibly, honoring elders and ancestors, and acting with humility toward the divine order rather than entitlement.