जुहुवुर्मंत्रपूतेऽग्नौ चत्वारो मुख्यऋत्विजः । ब्रह्मा च कपिलो जीवो विश्वामित्रश्चतुर्थकः
juhuvurmaṃtrapūte'gnau catvāro mukhyaṛtvijaḥ | brahmā ca kapilo jīvo viśvāmitraścaturthakaḥ
Vier Hauptpriester (ṛtvij) brachten Opfergaben in das durch Mantras geläuterte Feuer dar: Brahmā, Kapila, Jīva und als vierter Viśvāmitra.
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Type: kshetra
Scene: A blazing fire-pit at center; four eminent ṛtviks—Brahmā, Kapila, Jīva, and Viśvāmitra—stand in cardinal positions, ladling ghee and offerings while chanting; sparks rise as mantra sanctifies the flames.
Ritual authority is upheld through qualified ṛtviks and mantra-sanctified action, integrating devotion with order.
The abhiṣeka scene continues at the Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama tīrtha highlighted in this adhyāya.
Homa/offerings into mantra-pūta agni conducted by chief ṛtviks as part of the abhiṣeka-related rites.