Shloka 27
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
तान् दर्शयामास तदा भगवान् हव्यवाहन: । स्वं रूप॑ दीप्तिमत् कृत्वा शरदर्कसमद्युति:,तब भगवान् हव्यवाहनने रातमें अपना तेजस्वी रूप प्रकट करके शरत्कालके सूर्यके सदृश द्युतिमान् हो उन ब्राह्मणोंको दर्शन दिया
tān darśayāmāsa tadā bhagavān havyavāhanaḥ | svaṁ rūpaṁ dīptimat kṛtvā śarad-arka-samad-yutiḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: Then the blessed Havyavāhana (Agni) revealed himself to them. Assuming his own radiant form, blazing with a splendor like the sun in the autumn season, he granted those brāhmaṇas his vision—affirming the sanctity of their rite and the moral force of duty performed in truth.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When dharma is upheld through sincere, properly performed sacred duty, it gains moral and spiritual efficacy; the divine is portrayed as responding to such integrity by granting confirmation (darśana).
Agni (Havyavāhana), taking on a brilliantly radiant form like the autumn sun, appears before the brāhmaṇas and grants them a direct vision of himself.