Shloka 5
पुण्यं चाख्यायते दिव्यं शिवमग्निशिरोडनघ । सहदेवो5यजद् यत्र शम्याक्षेपेण भारत,उधर ही अग्निशिर नामक दिव्य, कल्याणमय, पुण्यतीर्थ बताया जाता है। निष्पाप भरतनन्दन! उसी तीर्थमें सहदेवने शमीका डंडा फेंकवाकर, जितनी दूरीमें वह डंडा पड़ा था उतनी दूरीमें, मण्डप बनवाकर उसमें यज्ञ किया
puṇyaṃ cākhyāyate divyaṃ śivam agniśiro 'nagha | sahadevo 'yajad yatra śamyākṣepena bhārata ||
Dhaumya berkata: “Wahai keturunan Bharata yang tanpa noda, di sini ada tirtha suci bernama Agniśiras—ilahi, membawa keberkahan, dan menyucikan. Di tempat inilah Sahadeva melaksanakan yajña; ia menandai batas gelanggang upacara dengan melempar tongkat dari kayu śamī, lalu mendirikan paviliun yajña seluas jarak tempat tongkat itu jatuh.”
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred geography (tīrthas) and correctly performed ritual action are presented as means of purification and the maintenance of dharma; auspicious places and proper boundaries for rites matter because they embody order, restraint, and reverence.
Dhaumya identifies Agniśiras as a renowned holy tīrtha and recalls that Sahadeva once performed a yajña there, determining the extent of the ritual space by casting a śamī-wood staff and setting up the sacrificial pavilion according to where it landed.