Shloka 149
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
कुशस्तम्बे जुहोत्यग्निं सुवर्णे तत्र च स्थिते । वल्मीकस्य वपायां च कर्णे वाजस्य दक्षिणे
kuśastambe juhoty agniṁ suvarṇe tatra ca sthite | valmīkasya vapāyāṁ ca karṇe vājasya dakṣiṇe |
ヴァシシュタは言った。「ある者たちはヴェーダの権威に拠り、アグニそのものの姿と認めるものへ供物を投じてホーマを行う――たとえ火が異例の場所に点ぜられてもである。すなわち、クシャ草の束や茎の上、その上に置かれた黄金の上、蟻塚の穴の中、あるいは山羊の右耳の上でさえ。かくして経典の証言を信じ、法にかなって儀礼を成就するなら、火神アグニはそれを受け、繁栄をもたらす歓喜を味わうと説かれる。」
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the validity and fruit of a Vedic rite depend on śāstric authorization and correct ritual intention; even atypical ritual loci can be treated as Agni’s form when grounded in Vedic testimony and performed properly.
Vasiṣṭha explains that some practitioners, trusting Vedic proof, perform homa by recognizing Agni’s presence in various unusual supports (kuśa-clump, gold, anthill opening, goat’s right ear), and that upon completion Agni is pleased and grants prosperity.