Shloka 50
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
पितामहश्न भगवान् देवै: सह महाद्युति: । भगुं नियोजयामास याजनार्थ महाद्युतिम्,महातेजस्वी भगवान् ब्रह्माने देवताओंके साथ जाकर परम कान्तिमान् भृगुको यज्ञ करानेके कामपर नियुक्त किया
pitāmahaś ca bhagavān devaiḥ saha mahādyutiḥ | bhṛguṃ niyojayāmāsa yājanārthaṃ mahādyutim ||
Pulastya said: The venerable Grandsire, the Blessed One—radiant with great splendor—went together with the gods and appointed the illustrious Bhṛgu to officiate a sacrifice. The episode underscores that sacred rites are sustained by rightful delegation to qualified sages, aligning divine purpose with disciplined ritual order.
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma in ritual life depends on proper roles and qualifications: even divine aims are fulfilled through orderly appointment of competent sages to sacred duties, emphasizing responsibility, legitimacy, and adherence to established rite.
Pulastya narrates that Brahmā, accompanied by the gods, commissions the sage Bhṛgu to conduct a sacrifice, setting in motion a ritual event under divine supervision and priestly expertise.