Shloka 65
उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents
व्यास उवाच प्रसन्नभा: पावक ऊर्ध्वरश्मि: प्रदक्षिणावर्त शिखो विधूम: । पुण्या गन्धाश्चाहुतीनां प्रवान्ति जयस्यैतद् भाविनो रूपमाहु:,व्यासजीने कहा--अग्निकी प्रभा निर्मल हो, उसकी लपटें ऊपरकी ओर दक्षिणावर्त होकर उठें और धूआँ बिलकुल न रहे; साथ ही अग्निमें जो आहुतियाँ डाली जायूँ, उनकी पवित्र सुगन्ध वायुमें मिलकर सर्वत्र व्याप्त होती रहे--यह भावी विजयका स्वरूप (लक्षण) बताया गया है
vyāsa uvāca | prasannabhāḥ pāvaka ūrdhvaraśmiḥ pradakṣiṇāvartaśikho vidhūmaḥ | puṇyā gandhāś cāhutīnāṃ pravānti jayasya etad bhāvino rūpam āhuḥ ||
Vyāsa said: “When the sacrificial fire shines with a clear, tranquil radiance; when its flames rise upward, curling to the right, and there is no smoke at all; and when the offerings cast into it send forth a pure fragrance that spreads on the wind—these are declared to be the visible signs of victory that is about to come.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory is portrayed as connected to auspicious order: when ritual signs are pure—clear light, smokeless flame, rightward rising, and fragrant offerings—it suggests harmony between human action and a favorable moral-cosmic alignment, not merely brute strength.
Vyāsa reports traditional auspicious indicators seen in the sacrificial fire: its appearance and the fragrance of offerings are interpreted as omens that a forthcoming victory is destined or strongly indicated.