Shloka 109
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
वैखानसा: समुत्पन्नास्तप: श्रुतगुणेप्सव: । अश्रुतो<स्य समुत्पन्नावश्चिनौ रूपसम्मतौ
vaikhānasāḥ samutpannās tapaḥ-śruta-guṇe-psavaḥ | aśruto 'sya samutpannāv aśvinau rūpa-sammatāv, vibho | atrai eva—
Vasiṣṭha dijo: «De esas fuentes sagradas surgieron los sabios Vaikhānasa, hombres entregados a la austeridad, ávidos del saber de los śāstras y deseosos de virtudes. De las lágrimas de Agni nacieron los dos Aśvins, honrados en todas partes por su belleza y excelencia. Y aquí mismo, de esos mismos haces de kuśa, nació otro brahmarṣi, a quien la gente llama Atri.»
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that revered lineages and divine helpers arise from disciplined, sacred sources: ascetic rigor (tapas), scriptural learning (śruta), and virtue (guṇa) are presented as the marks of exemplary sages, while the Aśvins’ origin underscores that even divine benefactors emerge from profound, meaningful causes.
Vasiṣṭha is recounting origins: the emergence of the Vaikhānasa sages characterized by tapas and Vedic learning, the birth of the twin Aśvins from Agni’s tears (as explained in the accompanying tradition), and the appearance of the seer Atri from sacred kuśa grass.