Shloka 49
वालिनः और्ध्वदैहिकम्
Vali’s Funeral Rites and the Consolation of the Bereaved
ततोऽग्निं विधिवद्दत्त्वा सोऽपसव्यं चकार ह।पितरं दीर्घमध्वानं प्रस्थितं व्याकुलेन्द्रियः4.25.49।।
tato 'gniṁ vidhivad dattvā so 'pasavyaṁ cakāra ha |
pitaraṁ dīrgham adhvānaṁ prasthitaṁ vyākulendriyaḥ || 4.25.49 ||
Dann, nachdem er dem Feuer nach der Vorschrift dargebracht hatte, umschritt er den Scheiterhaufen, ihn zur Linken haltend; die Sinne von Kummer erschüttert, wie bei einem Vater, der zu einer langen Reise aufgebrochen ist.
Overwhelmed with sorrow, he offered fire to the father who had set out on a long journey (to heaven). As per tradition he went round the pyre ante-clock wise.
FAQs
Ritual dharma: performing prescribed rites carefully honors the dead and stabilizes the living through orderly tradition.
Aṅgada completes key cremation actions: offering fire and circumambulating the pyre in the customary manner.
Reverence and discipline—maintaining correct conduct even when the mind is shaken by loss.