Shloka 9
अग्निस्तुति, इन्द्रदर्शन, नहुष-भयवर्णन
Agni-hymn, discovery of Indra, and the Nahuṣa threat
एवं स्तुतो हव्यवाट् स भगवान् कविरुत्तम: । बृहस्पतिमथोवाच प्रीतिमान् वाक्यमुत्तमम् | दर्शयिष्यामि ते शक्रं सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते
evaṁ stuto havyavāṭ sa bhagavān kavir uttamaḥ | bṛhaspatim athovāca prītimān vākyam uttamam | darśayiṣyāmi te śakraṁ satyam etad bravīmi te ||
इस प्रकार स्तुति किए जाने पर हविष्य-वहन करने वाले, श्रेष्ठ एवं सर्वज्ञ भगवान् अग्निदेव प्रसन्न होकर बृहस्पति से यह उत्तम वचन बोले— “ब्रह्मन्! मैं आपको शक्र (इन्द्र) का दर्शन कराऊँगा; यह मैं आपसे सत्य कहता हूँ।”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sincere praise and reverence offered to a worthy divine being bears fruit: Agni responds with prīti (gracious pleasure) and makes a truthful promise. The verse highlights satya (truthfulness) and the ethical weight of a pledged word.
After being eulogized, Agni becomes pleased and addresses Bṛhaspati, promising to grant him a direct encounter—he will show him Śakra (Indra)—and emphasizes that this assurance is true.