Shloka 27
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
तान् दर्शयामास तदा भगवान् हव्यवाहन: । स्वं रूप॑ दीप्तिमत् कृत्वा शरदर्कसमद्युति:
tān darśayāmāsa tadā bhagavān havyavāhanaḥ | svaṁ rūpaṁ dīptimat kṛtvā śarad-arka-samad-yutiḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : Alors le bienheureux Havyavāhana (Agni) se manifesta à eux. Revêtant sa propre forme resplendissante, flamboyant d’un éclat pareil à celui du soleil en la saison d’automne, il accorda à ces brāhmaṇas sa vision—attestant la sainteté de leur rite et la force morale du devoir accompli dans la vérité.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When dharma is upheld through sincere, properly performed sacred duty, it gains moral and spiritual efficacy; the divine is portrayed as responding to such integrity by granting confirmation (darśana).
Agni (Havyavāhana), taking on a brilliantly radiant form like the autumn sun, appears before the brāhmaṇas and grants them a direct vision of himself.