Shloka 40

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

यज्ञधूमोद्भवं चापि द्विजानां हितकृत्सदा दावाग्निधूमसम्भूतम् अभ्रं वनहितं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

yajñadhūmodbhavaṃ cāpi dvijānāṃ hitakṛtsadā dāvāgnidhūmasambhūtam abhraṃ vanahitaṃ smṛtam

Translation

Wolken, die aus dem Rauch des Opfers (yajña) entstehen, sind den Zweimalgeborenen stets heilsam, denn sie tragen die Ordnung von Ritus und Dharma. Doch die Wolke, die aus dem Rauch eines Waldbrandes aufsteigt, gilt als dem Wald dienend—sie nährt das Gehölz selbst.

Word by Word

• yajña: sacrifice/rite

• dhūma: smoke

• udbhavam: arisen from/originating

• ca api: and also

• dvijānām: of the twice-born (Brahmanas etc.)

• hita-kṛt: welfare-doer/benefactor

• sadā: always

• dāva-agni: forest-fire

• dhūma-sambhūtam: produced from smoke

• abhram: cloud

• vana-hitam: beneficial to the forest

• smṛtam: is remembered/declared

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames yajña as a dharmic support-system: when rites are performed in purity, their “smoke-born” effects become auspicious and sustaining—an outlook that aligns with Linga-puja where ordered worship stabilizes the devotee (pashu) under the Lord (Pati).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Indirectly, it points to Shiva-tattva as the regulator of ṛta/dharma: auspicious outcomes arise when actions are aligned with sacred order; disorderly forces (like wildfire) have a different sphere of benefit, indicating differentiated governance within creation under the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights yajña (Vedic rite) as a dharmic practice whose sanctified byproducts are considered auspicious—complementary to Shaiva disciplines where right action and right worship reduce pasha (bondage) and support inner steadiness.