Shloka 76

Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)

Devanagari script

तत्र सर्वाणि सत्त्वानि निवसन्ति विभावसो । तेषां त्वं मेदसा तृप्त: प्रकृतिस्थो भविष्यसि,'पूर्वकालमें देवताओंके आदेशसे तुमने दैत्योंक जिस अत्यन्त घोर निवासस्थान खाण्डववनको जलाया था, वहाँ इस समय सब प्रकारके जीव-जन्तु आकर निवास करते हैं। विभावसो! उन्हींके मेदसे तृप्त होकर तुम स्वस्थ हो सकोगे

Transliteration

tatra sarvāṇi sattvāni nivasanti vibhāvaso | teṣāṃ tvaṃ medasā tṛptaḥ prakṛtistho bhaviṣyasi |

Translation

There, O Vibhāvasu, all kinds of living beings now dwell. By being satiated with their fat, you will regain your natural steadiness and strength.

Word by Word

तत्रthere

सर्वाणिall

सत्त्वानिliving beings

निवसन्तिdwell, reside

विभावसोO Vibhāvasu (Agni)

तेषाम्of them

त्वम्you

मेदसाby/with fat (marrow)

तृप्तःsatisfied

प्रकृतिस्थःbeing in a natural/healthy state

भविष्यसिyou will become

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Vibhāvasu (Agni)

Khāṇḍava-vana (Khāṇḍava forest)

Devatāḥ (gods)

Daityāḥ (Daityas)

Sattvāni (living beings/creatures)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames restoration of power as returning to one’s proper nature (prakṛti-stha). It also hints at the ethical tension between divine mandate and the suffering of living beings: even actions done ‘by command’ have consequences for creatures and habitats.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses Agni (Vibhāvasu), pointing to the place previously burned—Khāṇḍava forest—now repopulated by many creatures, and states that by consuming their fat Agni will be satisfied and regain strength.