Shloka 26
अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्
Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure
मन्त्राहुतिमहाहोमैर्हूयमानश्व॒ पावक: । प्रदक्षिणमुखो भूत्वा विधूम: समपद्यत
mantrāhutimahāhomair hūyamānaś ca pāvakaḥ | pradakṣiṇamukho bhūtvā vidhūmaḥ samapadyata ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອໄຟບູຊາໃນພິທີໂຮມະອັນໃຫຍ່ ໄດ້ຮັບອາຫຸຕິທີ່ຖວາຍພ້ອມການສະດຸດມົນ ພຣະອັກນິ (ເທວະແຫ່ງໄຟ) ກໍ່ລຸກໂຊດສະຫວ່າງ ດ້ວຍເປວໄຟທີ່ລຸກຂຶ້ນໃນທາງຂວາອັນເປັນມົງຄຸນ ແລະກາຍເປັນໄຟໃສ ບໍ່ມີຄວັນ—ເປັນນິມິດແຫ່ງຄວາມບໍລິສຸດຂອງພິທີ ແລະພະລັງຜົນຂອງຍັນ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Properly performed rites—oblations offered with correct mantra and discipline—are portrayed as producing purity and auspicious signs (smokeless, rightward flames), reinforcing the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on dharma expressed through right action and ritual integrity.
During a major homa, Agni receives the mantra-accompanied offerings and flares up auspiciously, with flames moving in a clockwise/rightward manner and without smoke—signaling that the sacrifice is proceeding effectively and favorably.