Shloka 83
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
निरुक्त वेदविदुषो वेदशब्दार्थचिन्तका: । ते मां गायन्ति प्राग्वंशे अधोक्षज इति स्थिति:
nirukta-vedaviduṣo veda-śabdārtha-cintakāḥ | te māṃ gāyanti prāgvaṃśe adhokṣaja iti sthitiḥ ||
ನಿರುಕ್ತದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಪುಣರಾದ, ವೇದವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರಾದ, ವೇದಶಬ್ದಾರ್ಥಗಳನ್ನು ಚಿಂತಿಸುವ ಪಂಡಿತರು ಪ್ರಾಗ್ವಂಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಳಿತು ‘ಅಧೋಕ್ಷಜ’ ಎಂಬ ನಾಮದಿಂದ ನನ್ನ ಮಹಿಮೆಯನ್ನು ಹಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ವೇದಸ್ತುತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅರ್ಥಬೋಧದ ಆಧಾರದಿಂದ ನನ್ನ ಹೆಸರು ‘ಅಧೋಕ್ಷಜ’ವೆಂದು ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿದೆ.
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Educational Q&A
Divine names are not arbitrary: they are grounded in Vedic revelation and the disciplined inquiry of learned tradition. The epithet “Adhokṣaja” is presented as established through Vedic praise and interpretive reflection on sacred language.
A speaker explains the basis for the divine title “Adhokṣaja,” stating that Vedic experts who analyze word-meaning chant this name in the sacrificial hall’s prāgvaṃśa section; this customary Vedic usage is cited as the reason the name is recognized.