Shloka 53
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
अपत्यं तेजसा युक्त प्रवीरं जनय प्रभो । यद् भयं नोअसुरात् तस्मान्नाशयेद्धव्यवाहन,प्रभो! हव्यवाहन! तुम एक ऐसा तेजस्वी और महावीर पुत्र उत्पन्न करो जो उस असुरसे प्राप्त होनेवाले हमारे भयका नाश करे
apatyaṃ tejasā yuktaṃ pravīraṃ janaya prabho | yad bhayaṃ no 'surāt tasmān nāśayed dhavyavāhana ||
Bhīṣma dijo: «¡Oh Señor, oh Havyavāhana (Fuego, portador de las ofrendas)! Engendra para nosotros un hijo radiante, un héroe verdadero, que destruya el temor que ese asura ha traído sobre nosotros.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights seeking righteous protection through divine means: when a community faces an unrighteous threat, it may pray for the rise of a virtuous, radiant hero whose strength is aligned with dharma and who can remove fear and restore order.
Bhīṣma addresses Agni (Havyavāhana), imploring him to beget a powerful and radiant son who will eliminate the danger posed by an Asura and thereby remove the fear afflicting them.