Shloka 12
Āraṇyaka Parva, Adhyāya 233 — Pandavas Mobilize; Arjuna’s Conciliation and the Onset of Combat
स्वाहा स्वधा त्वं परमं पवित्र मन्त्रस्तुतस्त्वं प्रथित: षडर्चि: । संवत्सरस्त्वमृतवश्च षड् वै मासार्धमासावयनं दिशश्व,आप स्वाहा, स्वधा, परम पवित्र, मन्त्रोंद्वारा प्रशंसित और सुप्रसिद्ध षडर्चि (छ: ज्वालाओंसे युक्त) अग्नि हैं। आप ही संवत्सर, छः ऋतुएँ, पक्ष, मास, अयन और दिशाएँ हैं
svāhā svadhā tvaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ mantrastutas tvaṃ prathitaḥ ṣaḍarciḥ | saṃvatsaras tvam ṛtavaś ca ṣaḍ vai māsārdhamāsāvayanaṃ diśaś ca āpa ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “You are Svāhā and you are Svadhā—the supremely purifying principle. You are the famed six-flamed Fire, praised by sacred mantras. You are the Year itself, and the six seasons; you are the month and the half-month, the solstitial courses (ayanas), and the directions—indeed, you are also the Waters. Thus the whole order of time, space, and ritual offering is gathered into you.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच