Shloka 5
सृष्टवा लोकांस्त्रीनिमान् हव्यवाह प्राप्त काले पचसि पुनः समिद्ध: । त्वं सर्वस्य भुवनस्य प्रसूति- स्त्वमेवाग्ने भवसि पुन: प्रतिष्ठा,हव्यवाहन! आप ही सृष्टिके समय इन तीनों लोकोंको उत्पन्न करके प्रलयकाल आनेपर पुनः प्रज्वलित हो इन सबका संहार करते हैं। अग्ने! आप ही सम्पूर्ण विश्वके उत्पत्तिस्थान हैं और आप ही पुनः इसके प्रलयकालमें आधार होते हैं
sṛṣṭvā lokāṁs trīn imān havyavāha prāpta-kāle pacasi punaḥ samiddhaḥ | tvaṁ sarvasya bhuvanasya prasūtiḥ tvam evāgne bhavasi punaḥ pratiṣṭhā, havyavāhana ||
O Havyavāha, at the time of creation you brought forth these three worlds; and when the destined hour arrives, you blaze up again and consume them in dissolution. O Agni, you are the very source from which the whole universe is born, and at the cosmic end you alone become its support once more.
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Agni as a cosmic principle: the same power that generates the worlds also, at the appointed time, becomes the force of dissolution. Ethically, it underscores impermanence and the supremacy of cosmic order (kāla/niyati) over worldly stability.
Śalya is offering a hymn of praise to Agni (Havyavāha), describing fire’s universal role—creation, sustenance as a foundation, and destruction at dissolution—using theological language typical of stuti passages.