Shloka 3

Skanda–Svāhā-saṃvāda; Gaṇa-vyutpatti and Śvetaparvata-vaibhava

Chapter 220

Devanagari script

चातुमस्यिषु यस्येष्टमश्वमेधेडग्रज: प्रभु: । दीप्तो ज्वालैरनेकाभैरग्निरेको5थ वीर्यवान्‌,चातुर्मास्य-सम्बन्धी यज्ञोंमें तथा अश्वमेध-यज्ञमें जिसका पूजन होता है, जो सर्वप्रथम उत्पन्न होनेवाला और सर्वसमर्थ है तथा जो अनेक वर्णकी ज्वालाओंसे प्रज्वलित है, वह अद्वितीय शक्तिशाली अग्नि ही शंयु है

Transliteration

cāturmāsyiṣu yasyaiṣṭam aśvamedhe ’grājaḥ prabhuḥ | dīpto jvālair anekābhir agnir eko ’tha vīryavān ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: In the Cāturmāsya rites and in the Aśvamedha sacrifice, the One who is worshipped—primeval, sovereign, and fully capable—blazes as the single, mighty Fire, kindled with many-colored flames. That unique, powerful Agni is indeed Śaṃyu.

Word by Word

चातुर्मास्येषुin the Cāturmāsya rites

यस्यwhose

इष्टम्worshipped / desired

अश्वमेधेin the Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)

अग्रजःthe first-born / elder

प्रभुःthe lord, the powerful one

दीप्तःblazing

ज्वालैःwith flames

अनेकाभिःmany, various

अग्निःfire (Agni)

एकःone, unique

अथand/then

वीर्यवान्mighty, powerful

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Agni

Śaṃyu

Cāturmāsya (sacrifices)

Aśvamedha (sacrifice)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes