Shloka 12

द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः

Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct

Devanagari script

दर्शे च पौर्णमासे च यस्येह हविरुच्यते । विष्णु्नामेह यो<ग्निस्तु धृतिमान्नाम सोडज्लिरा:,यहाँ जिनके लिये दर्श तथा पौर्णमास यागोंमें हविष्य-समर्पणका विधान पाया जाता है, उन अग्निका नाम “विष्णु” है। वे “अंगिरा” गोत्रीय माने गये हैं। उन्हींका दूसरा नाम “धृतिमान' अग्नि है (ये भानुके तीसरे पुत्र हैं)

Transliteration

darśe ca paurṇamāse ca yasyeha havir ucyate | viṣṇur nāmeha yo 'gnis tu dhṛtimān nāma so 'ṅgirāḥ ||

Translation

Api suci yang baginya di dunia ini persembahan havis ditetapkan dalam upacara Darśa (bulan baru) dan Paurṇamāsa (bulan purnama) dikenal dengan nama “Viṣṇu”. Ia dipandang berasal dari garis Aṅgiras, dan juga disebut “Dhṛtimān”, yang teguh.

Word by Word

दर्शेin the new-moon (rite/day)

चand

पौर्णमासेin the full-moon (rite/day)

चand

यस्यof whom/whose

इहhere (in this context/world)

हविःoblation

उच्यतेis prescribed/said

विष्णु-नामhaving the name ‘Viṣṇu’

इहhere

यःwho

अग्निःAgni (fire-god)

तुindeed/but

धृतिमान्-नामhaving the name ‘Dhṛtimān’

सःhe

अङ्गिराःAṅgirā (of the Aṅgiras lineage/name)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Agni

Viṣṇu (as a name of Agni)

Dhṛtimān (as a name of Agni)

Aṅgiras (lineage/gotra)

Darśa sacrifice

Paurṇamāsa sacrifice

Havis (oblations)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores Vedic dharma as sustained through regular, time-bound rites (new-moon and full-moon sacrifices). It highlights that ritual fire is not merely physical but a sanctified entity with specific names and lineage, emphasizing precision, continuity, and reverence in religious duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya identifies a particular sacrificial fire associated with the Darśa and Paurṇamāsa rites, stating its name as ‘Viṣṇu,’ noting its Aṅgiras affiliation, and giving its alternate name ‘Dhṛtimān.’