Shloka 6
The Description of the Glory of Dvādaśī
वह्निना केन तद्भस्म भवेदेतन्मतं मम । वसिष्टं उवाच । श्रूयतां नृपशार्दूल वह्निना येन तद्भवेत् ॥ ६ ॥
vahninā kena tadbhasma bhavedetanmataṃ mama | vasiṣṭaṃ uvāca | śrūyatāṃ nṛpaśārdūla vahninā yena tadbhavet || 6 ||
“Dengan api apakah itu menjadi abu suci? Inilah pendapatku.” Vasiṣṭha berkata: “Dengarkan, wahai harimau di antara raja-raja, api yang dengannya itu (abu) terwujud akan kujelaskan.”
Vasiṣṭha
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: jijñāsā (inquisitive)
FAQs
It frames bhasma (sacred ash) as a ritually meaningful substance whose potency depends on its correct source—specifically, the type of consecrated fire that produces it—linking purity to proper dharmic procedure.
Indirectly: by emphasizing attentive listening to a guru-sage’s instruction on sacred practice, it supports bhakti as disciplined reverence expressed through correct ritual observance and receptivity to authoritative teaching.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the verse introduces a technical clarification about which fire is ritually valid for producing sacred ash, a matter governed by prescribed rites and correct liturgical method.