Shloka 27
भृगुवंश-प्रस्तावना तथा पुलोमा–अग्नि-संवादः
Bhrigu Lineage Preface and the Pulomā–Agni Dialogue
त्वमग्ने सर्वभूतानामन्तश्नर॒सि नित्यदा । साक्षिवत् पुण्यपापेषु सत्य॑ ब्रूहि कवे वच:,“अग्निदेव! तुम सदा सब प्राणियोंके भीतर निवास करते हो। सर्वज्ञ अग्ने! तुम पुण्य और पापके विषयमें साक्षीकी भाँति स्थित रहते हो; अत: सच्ची बात बताओ
tvam agne sarvabhūtānām antaḥśarasi nityadā | sākṣivat puṇyapāpeṣu satyaṁ brūhi kave vacaḥ ||
Śaunaka addressed Agni: “O Fire-god, you dwell constantly within all beings. As the all-knowing witness to merit and sin, speak the truth, O seer—declare what is real.”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truth is demanded from one who is a universal witness: Agni is invoked as dwelling within all beings and observing merit and sin, implying that ethical reality is knowable and that testimony should align with truth (satya) grounded in dharma.
Śaunaka directly petitions Agni to speak truthfully. He justifies the request by describing Agni’s omnipresence within creatures and his role as a witness to moral actions, thereby establishing Agni’s authority to give reliable, dharmic information.