Shloka 14
दान-धर्म-आश्रमविधानम्
Dana, Dharma, and the Four Āśramas
तस्मिन् वाय्वम्बुसंघर्षे दीप्ततेजा महाबल: । प्रादुरभूदूर्धशिख: कृत्वा निस्तिमिरं नभ:,“वायु और जलके उस संघर्षसे अत्यन्त तेजोमय महाबली अग्निदेवका प्राकट्य हुआ, जिनकी लपटें ऊपरकी ओर उठ रही थीं। वह आग आकाशके सारे अन्धकारको नष्ट करके प्रकट हुई थी
tasmin vāyv-ambu-saṅgharṣe dīpta-tejā mahā-balaḥ | prādurabhūd ūrdhva-śikhaḥ kṛtvā nistimiraṃ nabhaḥ ||
When wind and water clashed in that great turmoil, the mighty Agni—radiant with blazing energy—manifested, his flames rising upward. Appearing, he dispelled the darkness from the sky, making the heavens clear.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a symbolic ethic: when opposing forces collide, a higher clarifying power can emerge—like fire arising from friction—dispelling darkness (ignorance, confusion) and restoring luminous order.
During a fierce conflict between wind and water, Agni manifests as a powerful, radiant being with upward-leaping flames, and his appearance removes the darkness from the sky.