Shloka 105
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
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ヴァシシュタは言った。「彼らは身を具えた人であり、それぞれが自らの出生の因より生じた性質を備えていた。ゆえに、衆生のうちに見いだされるサットヴァの円満と最高の光輝とは、プラジャーパティのその生成の精髄から顕れたと言われる。ブラフマーの種が火に供えられたとき、そこから三人の具身の者が生じ、それぞれが自らの起源に由来する属性を具えていた。」
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames excellence—especially sattva (purity) and tejas (radiant power)—as rooted in a sacred, orderly process of creation: beings manifest with distinct, causally grounded qualities, and spiritual potency is traced back to Prajāpati/Brahmā rather than to random chance.
Vasiṣṭha describes a cosmogonic episode: Brahmā’s generative essence is offered into fire, from which three embodied persons arise, each marked by qualities specific to his origin; the surrounding narration identifies them as Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras, and Kavi, linked etymologically to flames/embers.