Shloka 1
अग्निस्तुति, इन्द्रदर्शन, नहुष-भयवर्णन
Agni-hymn, discovery of Indra, and the Nahuṣa threat
अफ्-४-क+ घोडशो>< ध्याय: बृहस्पतिद्वारा अग्नि और इन्द्रका स्तवन तथा बृहस्पति एवं लोकपालोंकी इन्द्रसे बातचीत ब॒हस्पतिरुवाच त्वमग्ने सर्वदेवानां मुखं त्वमसि हव्यवाट् । त्वमन्तः सर्वभूतानां गूढश्चवरसि साक्षिवत्,बृहस्पति बोले--अग्निदेव! आप सम्पूर्ण देवताओंके मुख हैं। आप ही देवताओंको हविष्य पहुँचानेवाले हैं। आप समस्त प्राणियोंके अन्तःकरणमें साक्षीकी भाँति गूढ़भावसे विचरते हैं
bṛhaspatir uvāca | tvam agne sarvadevānāṁ mukhaṁ tvam asi havyavāṭ | tvam antaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ gūḍhaś carasi sākṣivat ||
Bṛhaspati said: “O Agni, you are the mouth of all the gods; you are the bearer who conveys the offered oblations. Hidden within the hearts of all beings, you move as an inner witness.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Agni is presented as both the ritual mediator (carrying offerings to the gods) and the ethical-spiritual witness dwelling within all beings. The verse links outer sacrifice with inner accountability: offerings and intentions are ‘seen’ and borne toward their consequences.
Bṛhaspati begins a hymn of praise to Agni, identifying him as the divine ‘mouth’ through which the gods receive oblations and as the hidden inner witness in all creatures. This sets a solemn, dharmic tone for subsequent divine discourse.