Shloka 37
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
येन देवा: पवित्रेण भुज्जते लोकमुत्तमम् । यत् पवित्र पवित्राणां तद् घृतं शिरसा वहेत्
yena devāḥ pavitreṇa bhuñjate lokam uttamam | yat pavitra pavitrāṇāṁ tad ghṛtaṁ śirasā vahet |
Vyāsa berkata: Dengan zat penyuci itulah para dewa menikmati dan menopang dunia-dunia tertinggi; dan ia adalah yang paling suci di antara segala yang suci—maka hendaknya ghee itu dijunjung di atas kepala sebagai tindakan hormat yang sakral.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates ghṛta (ghee) as a supremely purifying, sacred substance central to divine worship and yajña; it recommends honoring it with the highest bodily reverence (bearing it on the head), underscoring respect for ritual purity and the means by which dharma is sustained.
Vyāsa is speaking in a didactic context, praising the sanctity and purificatory power of ghee—linked with the gods’ enjoyment of offerings and the maintenance of higher realms—and prescribing a gesture of veneration toward it.