Shloka 48
गृहस्थस्य सदाचारः: शौच, तर্পण, वैश्वदेव, अतिथिधर्म, भोजन-विधि, संध्योपासन, ऋतु-धर्मः
वायव्ये वायवे दिक्षु समस्तासु ततो दिशाम् ब्रह्मणे चान्तरिक्षाय भानवे च क्षिपेद् बलिम्
vāyavye vāyave dikṣu samastāsu tato diśām brahmaṇe cāntarikṣāya bhānave ca kṣiped balim
Di penjuru barat-laut hendaknya melempar persembahan bali kepada Vāyu; kemudian di semua arah, persembahan bali dipersembahkan menurut tata. Juga persembahkan bali kepada Brahmā, kepada Antarikṣa (ruang antara), dan kepada Bhānu (Surya).
Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya)
FAQs
It ritually acknowledges the quarters as living cosmic powers and aligns the performer with dharma by honoring the ordered structure of space governed within Viṣṇu’s cosmic sovereignty.
Parāśara presents them as presiding principles of the cosmos—wind, creation/intellect, the mid-region, and solar authority—who are honored so the rite mirrors the universe’s functional harmony.
Even when specific deities receive offerings, the Purāṇic framework treats them as operating within the one supreme order sustained by Viṣṇu, so the act becomes participation in His all-pervading governance of the worlds.