Shloka 26
मन्त्राहुतिमहाहोमैर्हूयमानश्व॒ पावक: । प्रदक्षिणमुखो भूत्वा विधूम: समपद्यत
mantrāhutimahāhomair hūyamānaś ca pāvakaḥ | pradakṣiṇamukho bhūtvā vidhūmaḥ samapadyata ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。真言の誦唱を伴って大いなる護摩の供物が投じられると、火神アグニは燃え立ち、炎は右旋の吉相をもって立ち昇り、澄みわたり煙を失った――それは儀礼の清浄と供犠の成就を告げる瑞兆であった。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Properly performed rites—oblations offered with correct mantra and discipline—are portrayed as producing purity and auspicious signs (smokeless, rightward flames), reinforcing the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on dharma expressed through right action and ritual integrity.
During a major homa, Agni receives the mantra-accompanied offerings and flares up auspiciously, with flames moving in a clockwise/rightward manner and without smoke—signaling that the sacrifice is proceeding effectively and favorably.