Shloka 7
Draupadī’s Instruction on Marital Conduct and Household Discipline (चित्तग्रहण-उपदेश)
स वद्िः प्रथमो नित्य देवैरन्विष्यते प्रभु: । आयान्तं नियतं दृष्टवा प्रविवेशार्णवं भयात्,“प्रथम अग्नि 'सह' बड़े प्रभावशाली हैं। एक समय देवतालोग उनको हढूँढ़ रहे थे। उनके साथ अपने पौत्र नियतको भी आता देख (उससे छू जानेके) भयसे वे समुद्रके भीतर घुस गये
sa vahnīḥ prathamo nityaṁ devair anvīṣyate prabhuḥ | āyāntaṁ niyataṁ dṛṣṭvā praviveśārṇavaṁ bhayāt ||
Markandeya said: “That mighty, ever-enduring Fire—foremost among flames—was once being sought by the gods. Seeing his grandson Niyata approaching, and fearing contact with him, he entered the ocean in alarm.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even powerful beings are bound by consequences and constraints; fear here signals awareness of a potentially disruptive contact, suggesting that maintaining cosmic order sometimes requires withdrawal and self-restraint rather than confrontation.
Markandeya narrates that the divine Fire, being searched for by the gods, sees his grandson Niyata approaching and—afraid of being touched or affected—dives into the ocean to avoid that encounter.