Shloka 39
Vasiṣṭhasya śokaḥ, Vipāśā–Śatadrū-nāmākaraṇam, Kalmāṣapādasya bhaya-prasaṅgaḥ (Ādi Parva 167)
ब्राह्मण उवाच एवमुक््त्वा तु याजेन हुते हविषि संस्कृते । उत्तस्थौ पावकात् तस्मात् कुमारो देवसंनिभ:
brāhmaṇa uvāca | evam uktvā tu yājena hute haviṣi saṁskṛte | uttasthau pāvakāt tasmāt kumāro devasaṁnibhaḥ ||
Sang Brāhmana berkata: “Setelah berkata demikian, begitu Yāja mempersembahkan oblation yang telah disucikan ke dalam api, seketika dari nyala itu bangkit seorang anak lelaki yang bercahaya—laksana dewa.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharmic idea that properly performed, consecrated ritual action (saṁskṛta-havis in yajña) can become a channel for auspicious, even extraordinary outcomes—here symbolized by a divine-like manifestation from the fire.
After the Brāhmaṇa’s words, Yāja makes an offering of the prepared oblation into the fire; immediately, a radiant boy, godlike in appearance, emerges from the flames.