Shloka 3
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Ṛtvij System, Sāvitrī’s Reconciliation, Tīrtha-Catalogue, Śrāddha & Initiation Rites, and Vrata Fruits
यथाभूतं यथावृत्तं तथा त्वं मे प्रकीर्तय । सुमहत्कौतुकं जातं यज्ञं पैतामहं प्रति
yathābhūtaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ tathā tvaṃ me prakīrtaya | sumahatkautukaṃ jātaṃ yajñaṃ paitāmahaṃ prati
Berichte es mir, wie es wirklich war und wie es sich genau zutrug. In mir ist ein übergroßes Verlangen erwacht nach Kunde vom paitāmaha-yajña, dem Ahnenopfer.
Unspecified interlocutor (a questioner requesting narration; speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुमहत्कौतुकम् = सुमहत् + कौतुकम् (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि); अन्यत्र स्पष्टपदविभागः।
FAQs
It asks for an account 'as it truly was' and 'as it happened,' emphasizing faithful, sequential narration rather than embellishment.
'Paitāmaha' means ancestral or belonging to the grandsire; in Purāṇic usage it can also imply association with Pitāmaha (Brahmā). The phrase points to a revered, lineage-linked sacrifice.
It reflects humility and earnest inquiry—seeking accurate knowledge from a qualified narrator, a common Purāṇic model for learning dharma and sacred history.