Shloka 83
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
निरुक्त वेदविदुषो वेदशब्दार्थचिन्तका: । ते मां गायन्ति प्राग्वंशे अधोक्षज इति स्थिति:
nirukta-vedaviduṣo veda-śabdārtha-cintakāḥ | te māṃ gāyanti prāgvaṃśe adhokṣaja iti sthitiḥ ||
Les savants versés dans les Veda—habiles en étymologie et dans la méditation sur le sens des mots védiques—s’assoient dans le prāgvaṃśa (une partie de la salle sacrificielle) et chantent ma gloire sous le nom d’« Adhokṣaja ». Ainsi, il est établi que mon nom est « Adhokṣaja », enraciné dans la louange et l’intelligence védiques.
तामिन्द्र उवाच गच्छ नहुषस्त्वया वाच्योथ<पूर्वेण मामृषियुक्तेन यानेन त्वमधिरूढ
Educational Q&A
Divine names are not arbitrary: they are grounded in Vedic revelation and the disciplined inquiry of learned tradition. The epithet “Adhokṣaja” is presented as established through Vedic praise and interpretive reflection on sacred language.
A speaker explains the basis for the divine title “Adhokṣaja,” stating that Vedic experts who analyze word-meaning chant this name in the sacrificial hall’s prāgvaṃśa section; this customary Vedic usage is cited as the reason the name is recognized.