Shloka 7
Matsya Purana — Cosmic Architecture of Sun–Moon and the ‘Houses of the Gods’
यश्चासौ तपते सूर्ये शुचिरग्निश्च स स्मृतः वैद्युतो जाठरः सौम्यो वैद्युतश्चाप्यबिन्धनः //
yaścāsau tapate sūrye śuciragniśca sa smṛtaḥ vaidyuto jāṭharaḥ saumyo vaidyutaścāpyabindhanaḥ //
The fire that blazes in the sun is remembered as the pure fire (śuci). The lightning-born fire, the digestive fire in the belly (jāṭhara), the gentle lunar fire (saumya), and also the lightning-like fire that needs no fuel—these too are recognized as forms of fire.
FAQs
It frames fire as a multi-form cosmic principle (solar, lightning, inner digestive), implying that elemental powers persist and operate through different seats even across cosmic cycles.
It supports disciplined household life by recognizing jāṭharāgni (digestive fire) as sacred—encouraging moderation in food, health, and purity, which are prerequisites for stable dharma and governance.
Ritually, it validates multiple manifestations of agni beyond the altar-fire—useful for understanding consecration, purity rules, and the broader theology of sacred heat (tapas) in rites.