Shloka 19
Marutta’s Sacrifice and Agni’s Embassy (मरुत्त-यज्ञे दूतत्वम्)
संवर्त उवाच मा स्मैव त्वं पुनरागा: कथंचिद् बृहस्पतिं परिदातुं मरुत्ते । मा त्वां थक्ष्ये चक्षुषा दारुणेन संक्रुद्धो<हं पावक त्वं निबोध,संवर्तने कहा--अग्ने! तुम मेरी इस बातको अच्छी तरह समझ लो कि अबसे फिर कभी बृहस्पतिको मरुत्तके पास पहुँचानेके लिये तुम्हें यहाँ नहीं आना चाहिये। नहीं तो क्रोधमें भरकर मैं अपनी दारुण दृष्टिसे तुम्हें भस्म कर डालूँगा
saṃvarta uvāca mā smaiva tvaṃ punar āgāḥ kathaṃcid bṛhaspatiṃ paridātuṃ marutte | mā tvāṃ thakṣye cakṣuṣā dāruṇena saṃkruddho ’haṃ pāvaka tvaṃ nibodha ||
Saṃvarta said: “Do not ever come here again, on any pretext, to deliver Bṛhaspati to Marutta. Know this well, O Pāvaka (Agni): if you do, then in my anger I will burn you to ashes with my fierce gaze.”
संवर्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of boundaries and authority: a powerful ascetic asserts a strict prohibition, warning that even divine beings must respect the consequences of violating a clearly stated command.
Saṃvarta addresses Agni directly, forbidding him to return for the purpose of bringing Bṛhaspati to King Marutta, and threatens to destroy Agni with a fierce gaze if the order is disobeyed.