Mahabharata 9.17.44 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 17, Shloka 44
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
गन्धसत्रगग्रयासनपान भो ज नै- रभ्यर्चितां पाण्डुसुतै: प्रयत्नात् । सांवर्तकाग्निप्रतिमां ज्वलन्तीं कृत्यामथर्वाज्धिरसीमिवोग्राम्
gandha-srag-agrayāsana-pāna-bhojanair abhyarcitāṃ pāṇḍusutaiḥ prayatnāt | sāṃvartakāgni-pratimāṃ jvalantīṃ kṛtyām atharvāṅgirasaḥ-sīm ivogrām ||
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ບຸດຂອງປານດຸໄດ້ບູຊານາງຢ່າງພາກພຽນຢູ່ເສມອ ໂດຍຖວາຍກິ່ນຫອມ (ເຊັ່ນ ໄມ້ຈັນ), ພວງມາລາ, ອາສນະອັນດີເລີດ, ເຄື່ອງດື່ມ ແລະອາຫານ. ນາງລຸກໂຊດດັ່ງໄຟສຳວັດຕະກະໃນວັນລ້າງໂລກ ແລະນ່າຢ້ານຢ່າງຫາທີ່ສຸດ—ດັ່ງກຶດຕະຍາທີ່ຖືກເອີ້ນອອກດ້ວຍມົນຕຣາອະຖັຣວາອັງຄິຣະສະ.
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The verse highlights the awe and danger associated with Atharvavedic-style ritual power: when invoked and sustained through offerings and worship, such a force can become intensely formidable—raising ethical questions about the use of extraordinary means within the pressures of war.
Sañjaya describes how the Pāṇḍavas diligently honored a fierce, blazing power—likened to the cosmic Saṃvartaka fire and to an Atharvavedically produced kṛtyā—by making continuous offerings (fragrance, garlands, seats, drinks, and food), emphasizing its terrifying potency.
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