Shloka 147
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
इस प्रकार पूर्वकालमें जब कि सृष्टिके प्रारम्भका समय था, वरुण-शरीर धारण करनेवाले सुरश्रेष्ठ महात्मा रुद्रके यञ्ञमें पूर्वोक्त वृत्तान्त घटित हुआ था ।। अन्निर्तब्रह्मा पशुपति: शर्वो रुद्र: प्रजापति: । अग्नेरपत्यमेतद् वै सुवर्णमिति धारणा,अन्न ही ब्रह्मा, पशुपति, शर्व, रुद्र और प्रजापतिरूप हैं। यह सुवर्ण अग्निकी ही संतान है--ऐसी सबकी मान्यता है
iti prakāraṁ pūrvakāle yadā sṛṣṭeḥ prārambhakāla āsīt, varuṇa-śarīra-dhāriṇāṁ suraśreṣṭhaṁ mahātmā rudrasya yajñe pūrvokto vṛttāntaḥ samabhavat. annam eva brahmā paśupatiḥ śarvo rudraḥ prajāpatiḥ. agner apatyam etad vai suvarṇam iti dhāraṇā.
Vasiṣṭha sprach: „So geschah es in uralter Zeit, gleich zu Beginn der Schöpfung: Das zuvor geschilderte Ereignis trat beim Opfer des großgesinnten Rudra ein, des Vorzüglichsten unter den Göttern, als er die mit Varuṇa verbundene Gestalt angenommen hatte. Nahrung selbst gilt als Brahmā, Paśupati, Śarva, Rudra und Prajāpati; und dieses Gold wird von allen als Nachkommenschaft Agnis angesehen.“
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse sacralizes essentials of life and society: food (anna) is identified with major divine powers, implying that nourishment is not merely material but a dharmic, sacred foundation. Gold (suvarṇa), linked to Agni as its 'offspring,' suggests that wealth should be understood as arising from and governed by the sanctity of fire/ritual—therefore to be used responsibly, not greedily.
Vasiṣṭha recalls an ancient incident that took place at the dawn of creation during a sacrifice performed by Rudra (described as assuming a Varuṇa-associated form). He then states the doctrinal identifications: food is regarded as Brahmā, Paśupati, Śarva, Rudra, and Prajāpati, and gold is commonly held to be born of Agni.