Shloka 11
नारद-देवमत-संवादः
Nārada–Devamata Dialogue on Prāṇa, Apāna, and Udāna
तस्य धूमस्तमो रूप॑ रजो भस्मसु तेजस: । सर्व संजायते तस्य यत्र प्रक्षिप्पते हवि:
tasya dhūmas tamo-rūpaḥ rajo bhasmasu tejasāḥ | sarvaṃ saṃjāyate tasya yatra prakṣipyate haviḥ ||
Dijo Nārada: «Del Fuego sagrado, el humo toma la naturaleza de tamas (oscuridad), y la ceniza porta la cualidad de rajas; pero su esencia misma es resplandor. Y de ese mismo Fuego—en el que se arroja la oblación (havis) por causa del Único—brota este mundo entero».
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sacrificial fire symbolizes the divine source of creation: even though its manifestations include tamas-like smoke and rajas-like ash, its essential nature is tejas (luminous power), and from that divine principle the world arises.
Nārada is explaining the significance of Agni in sacrificial context—describing its qualities in terms of the guṇas and stating that when oblations are offered, the fire represents the luminous Lord from whom the universe is generated.