Shloka 53
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
तस्मादग्ने: समुत्तस्थौ कृत्या लोकभयंकरी । तस्या नाम वृषादर्भियातुधानीत्यथाकरोत्,आहुति समाप्त होनेपर उस अग्निसे एक लोकभयंकर कृत्या प्रकट हुई। राजा वृषादर्भिने उसका नाम यातुधानी रखा
tasmād agneḥ samuttasthau kṛtyā lokabhayaṅkarī | tasyā nāma vṛṣādarbhir yātudhānīty athākarot |
Así pues, de aquel fuego se alzó una kṛtyā—una fuerza oculta, fabricada por el hombre para destruir—terrible para el mundo entero. El rey Vṛṣādarbhī le dio entonces el nombre de «Yātudhānī», señalándola como afín a agencias demoníacas y dañinas.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of employing ritual power for harm: actions performed through fire-sacrifice can generate forces that exceed human control and become a threat to society. Naming the entity as ‘Yātudhānī’ frames it as intrinsically hostile, underscoring that adharma-driven rites yield fearful, destructive outcomes.
At the completion of an offering, a terrifying kṛtyā manifests from the sacrificial fire. King Vṛṣādarbhī then formally names this manifested being ‘Yātudhānī,’ identifying her nature as demonic/hostile and situating the event within a cautionary account about dangerous ritual creations.