Shloka 37
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
येन देवा: पवित्रेण भुज्जते लोकमुत्तमम् । यत् पवित्र पवित्राणां तद् घृतं शिरसा वहेत्
yena devāḥ pavitreṇa bhuñjate lokam uttamam | yat pavitra pavitrāṇāṁ tad ghṛtaṁ śirasā vahet |
វ្យាសៈបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ ដោយសារធាតុសម្អាតនោះ ដែលព្រះទេវតាបរិភោគ ហើយដោយអំណាចវា ទ្រទ្រង់និងថែរក្សាលោកដ៏ឧត្តម—ហើយដែលសុទ្ធបរិសុទ្ធជាងអ្វីៗទាំងអស់—គួរយកឃី (ghṛta) ដាក់លើក្បាល ដូចជាកិច្ចគោរពដ៏សក្ការៈ។
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates ghṛta (ghee) as a supremely purifying, sacred substance central to divine worship and yajña; it recommends honoring it with the highest bodily reverence (bearing it on the head), underscoring respect for ritual purity and the means by which dharma is sustained.
Vyāsa is speaking in a didactic context, praising the sanctity and purificatory power of ghee—linked with the gods’ enjoyment of offerings and the maintenance of higher realms—and prescribing a gesture of veneration toward it.