Shloka 43
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
इत्युक्त्वा तं शमीगर्भे वह्लिमालक्ष्य देवता:
ity uktvā taṃ śamīgarbhe vahnīm ālakṣya devatāḥ | sarvakarmabhyaḥ śamīm eva agneḥ pavitra-sthānaṃ niyatya | tataḥ prabhṛti agnidevaḥ śamyāḥ antar dṛśyate sma ||
ភីṣ្មៈបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ «និយាយដូច្នេះហើយ ព្រះទេវតាទាំងឡាយបានឃើញអគ្និ នៅក្នុង ‘គភ៌’ នៃដើមសមី (śamī)។ ដូចហេតុនេះ ពួកគេបានកំណត់ឲ្យដើមសមីខ្លួនវា ជាទីស្ថានបរិសុទ្ធ និងមានសិទ្ធិធម៌របស់អគ្និ សម្រាប់កិច្ចពិធីទាំងអស់។ ចាប់តាំងពីពេលនោះមក អគ្និបានបង្ហាញខ្លួននៅក្នុងដើមសមី»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred practice is grounded in recognized purity and proper locus: the gods establish the śamī as Agni’s sanctioned abode, implying that ritual efficacy depends on dharmic authorization, purity, and correct tradition rather than mere convenience.
After a prior statement, the gods perceive Agni present within the śamī tree and formally designate the śamī as the pure seat of Agni for all rites; consequently Agni is said to be visibly present within the śamī thereafter.