Shloka 17
Hari’s Special Mercy, Śiva’s Quick Boons, and the Deliverance from Vṛkāsura
इत्यादिष्टस्तमसुर उपाधावत् स्वगात्रत: । केदार आत्मक्रव्येण जुह्वानोऽग्निमुखं हरम् ॥ १७ ॥
ity ādiṣṭas tam asura upādhāvat sva-gātrataḥ kedāra ātma-kravyeṇa juhvāno gni-mukhaṁ haram
Ainsi conseillé, le démon commença à adorer le Seigneur Shiva à Kedarnath en prenant des morceaux de chair de son propre corps pour les offrir en oblations dans le feu sacré.
FAQs
This verse describes Hari as agni-mukha—one who receives offerings through fire—showing that yajña ultimately reaches the Supreme Lord when performed properly.
Driven by a perverse, asuric intent, he attempts a horrific ‘sacrifice’ by using his own body as the offering—illustrating how ritual can be distorted when divorced from devotion and dharma.
Spiritual practice should be guided by right intention and devotion; external acts become harmful or meaningless when motivated by ego, hatred, or sensationalism.