Shloka 14
अलम्बुस-वधः
The Neutralization of Alambusa
समिद्धिः सपवित्राभिरग्निमाहुतिभिस्तथा । मन्त्रपूताभिररचिर त्वा निश्चक्राम गृहात् ततः,वहाँ पवित्री (कुशके दो पत्तों)-सहित समिधाओं तथा मन्त्रपूत आहुतियोंसे अग्निदेवकी पूजा करके वे उस अग्निहोत्रगृहसे बाहर निकले
samiddhiḥ sapavitrābhir agnim āhutibhis tathā | mantrapūtābhir arcitvā niścakrāma gṛhāt tataḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Dengan kayu bakar yang disertai pavitra (rumput kuśa penyuci), ia menyalakan api suci; lalu mempersembahkan persembahan yang disucikan oleh mantra dan memuja Agni dengan semestinya. Setelah itu ia keluar dari ruang agnihotra. Adegan ini menegaskan: bahkan di bawah tekanan perang, kewajiban ritus dan kemurnian batin tidak patut ditinggalkan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ritual and moral discipline: actions—especially in tense, war-bound circumstances—should be preceded by purification, mantra-sanctified intention, and reverence for dharma, symbolized by proper worship of Agni.
Sañjaya narrates that the person concerned performs a fire-rite: kindles the fire with samidh and pavitra-kuśa, offers mantra-purified oblations, worships Agni, and then exits the ritual chamber.