Shloka 26
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
तस्य दर्शनमिष्टं वो यदि देवा विभावसो: । तत्रैवमधिगच्छध्वं कार्य वो यदि वल्लिना,“देवताओ! यदि आपको अग्निदेवका दर्शन अभीष्ट हो और यदि उनसे आपका कोई कार्य हो तो वहीं जाकर उनसे मिलिये
tasya darśanam iṣṭaṃ vo yadi devā vibhāvasaḥ | tatraivam adhigacchadhvaṃ kāryaṃ vo yadi vallinā ||
ભીષ્મે કહ્યું—“હે દેવગણ! જો તમને વિભાવસુ (અગ્નિદેવ)નું દર્શન ઇચ્છિત હોય અને દંડધારી સાથે તમારું કોઈ કાર્ય હોય, તો ત્યાં જ જઈને તેમને મળો.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Seek the appropriate authority directly when a legitimate purpose exists: if one desires a divine audience or has a task to be fulfilled, one should approach the relevant agent without delay, in the proper place and manner.
Bhīṣma is directing the assembled gods: if they wish to see Agni (Vibhāvasu) and have any business with him (described as the staff-bearer), they should go to the indicated place and meet him there.