Shloka 116
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
इस लोकके जो आदि स्रष्टा हैं, उन ब्रह्माजीका कथन है कि अग्नि परब्रह्मस्वरूप है। वही अविनाशी परब्रह्म परमात्मा है और वही सम्पूर्ण कामनाओंको देनेवाला है। यह गोपनीय रहस्य ज्ञानी पुरुष बताते हैं ।।
Asya loke yo 'di-sraṣṭā sa brahmāṇo vacanaṃ—agniḥ parabrahma-svarūpaḥ. Sa evāvināśī parabrahma paramātmā, sa eva ca sarva-kāma-pradaḥ. Idaṃ gopyaṃ rahasyaṃ jñāninaḥ puruṣāḥ pravadanti. Tato 'bravīn mahādevo varuṇaḥ pavanātmakaḥ—mama satram idaṃ divyam, ahaṃ gṛhapatis tv iha.
Vasiṣṭha said: Brahmā, the primal creator of this world, has declared that Agni—the sacrificial fire—is of the very nature of the Supreme Brahman. That same imperishable Supreme—Paramātman—is the giver of all desired ends. The wise speak of this as a secret, guarded truth. Then Mahādeva—manifest as Varuṇa and as the wind-natured power—proclaimed: “This is my divine sacrificial session (satra); here I myself am the householder-patron (yajamāna) of the rite.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Agni is presented not merely as physical fire but as a manifestation of the imperishable Supreme (Parabrahman/Paramātman), the ultimate source and fulfiller of aims; this truth is treated as a guarded, esoteric doctrine known to the wise.
Vasiṣṭha reports Brahmā’s doctrinal statement identifying Agni with the Supreme, and then the scene shifts to a proclamation by Mahādeva—appearing through Varuṇa and a wind-natured form—claiming ownership and patronage of a divine satra (extended sacrificial rite).