Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 21
बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya
Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī
ज्वलनं तं॑ समासाद्य प्रीताभूवन् सवासवा: । नरव्याप्र! इन्द्रसहित सब देवता बृहस्पतिको आगे करके अग्निदेवके समीप आये और उन्हें देखकर बड़े प्रसन्न हुए || २० ह ।। पुनर्यथागतं जग्मु: सर्वभक्षश्च सो5भवत्
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: jvalanaṃ taṃ samāsādya prītābhūvan savāsavāḥ | punar yathāgataṃ jagmuḥ sarvabhakṣaś ca so 'bhavat ||
វៃសម្បាយនៈបាននិយាយថា៖ ព្រះទេវទាំងអស់—រួមទាំងឥន្ទ្រ—បានចូលទៅជិតអគ្គីដ៏ភ្លឺចែងចាំងនោះ ហើយមានចិត្តរីករាយយ៉ាងខ្លាំង។ បន្ទាប់មក ពួកគេបានចាកចេញ ត្រឡប់ទៅដូចដែលបានមក; ហើយអគ្គីក្រោយមកក្លាយជា «សព្វស៊ី» អាចស៊ីបំផ្លាញអ្វីៗទាំងអស់។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse highlights that when divine or sacred forces are properly approached and pleased, they may grant transformative capacities; however, such empowerment (Agni becoming ‘all-devouring’) implies ethical responsibility, since unleashed power can have vast and indiscriminate effects.
The gods, accompanied by Indra, approach Agni and are pleased; afterward they depart, and Agni becomes sarvabhakṣa—capable of consuming everything—signaling a significant change in Agni’s potency within the unfolding episode.
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