ज्वालजिह्वं ज्योतिषं च ददावग्निर्महाबलौ । परिघं च बलं चैव भीमं च सुमहाबलम्
jvālajihvaṃ jyotiṣaṃ ca dadāvagnirmahābalau | parighaṃ ca balaṃ caiva bhīmaṃ ca sumahābalam
Agni accorda aux deux vaillants, Jvālajihva et Jyotiṣ; il donna aussi Parigha et Bala, ainsi que Bhīma, d’une force immense.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: Agni, flame-bodied, bestows fierce attendants—Jvālajihva and Jyotiṣ—along with Parigha, Bala, and Bhīma; the scene crackles with firelight, weapons, and heat-haze.
Fire symbolizes purifying power—Agni’s gifts indicate that spiritual and martial energy alike are harnessed for dharma.
None; the verse is not a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.
None.