Shloka 95
Śaraṇāgata-Atithi-Dharma in the Kapota Narrative (कपोत-आख्यानम्—शरणागतधर्मः)
ततोडग्निमुपसंहृत्य ब्राह्ेण विधिना मुनि: । ऐन्द्राग्नेयेन विधिना चरुं श्रपयत स्वयम्
tato 'gnim upasaṁhṛtya brāhmeṇa vidhinā muniḥ | aindrāgneyeṇa vidhinā caruṁ śrapayat svayam ||
ऐसा सोचकर मुनि ने वेदोक्त ब्राह्म-विधि से अग्नि की स्थापना कर, इन्द्र और अग्नि के निमित्त ऐन्द्राग्नेय विधि के अनुसार स्वयं चरु पकाया।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as disciplined conformity to śāstra: sacred acts gain legitimacy and power when performed with correct Vedic procedure, proper intention, and personal responsibility rather than haste or mere display.
A sage, after properly arranging/concluding the fire-rite, prepares a caru offering by the prescribed method dedicated to Indra and Agni, indicating a formal yajña context within Bhīṣma’s discourse.