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Shloka 21

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

भुगुश्रेष्ठट उत्तम तपस्यासे युक्त, तेजस्वी और लोकविख्यात सभी सिद्ध देवता सभी लोकोंमें अग्निदेवकी खोज करते रहे

Bhīṣma uvāca — Bhṛguśreṣṭhaḥ uttama-tapasyāyuktaḥ tejasvī ca lokavikhyātaḥ; sarve siddhāḥ devatāś ca sarveṣu lokeṣu Agnidevaṃ mārgaṇāya paryeṣamāṇāḥ āsan.

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഭൃഗുശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! നീ ഉത്തമ തപസ്സിൽ യുക്തനും തേജസ്വിയും ലോകവിഖ്യാതനും ആകുന്നു. അപ്പോൾ സകല സിദ്ധന്മാരും ദേവന്മാരും എല്ലാ ലോകങ്ങളിലും അഗ്നിദേവനായ ഹവ്യവാഹനനെ അന്വേഷിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് നിരന്തരം സഞ്ചരിച്ചു.

भृगुश्रेष्ठाःthe best among the Bhṛgus
भृगुश्रेष्ठाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभृगु-श्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
उत्तम-तपस्यायुक्ताःendowed with excellent austerity
उत्तम-तपस्यायुक्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम-तपस्या-युक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेजस्विनःradiant, powerful
तेजस्विनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतेजस्विन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
लोकविख्याताःrenowned in the world
लोकविख्याताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलोक-विख्यात
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सिद्धदेवताःthe accomplished divine beings (siddha-deities)
सिद्धदेवताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्ध-देवता
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेषुin all
सर्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
लोकेषुin the worlds
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
अग्निदेवम्Agni, the fire-god
अग्निदेवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-देव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अन्वेषन्तेwere searching for
अन्वेषन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootअन्वेष्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
B
Bhṛgu (lineage/sage addressed as Bhṛguśreṣṭha)
S
Siddhas
D
Devatās (gods)
A
Agni (Agnideva)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual primacy of tapas (disciplined austerity) and tejas (inner radiance): even gods and perfected beings undertake a collective quest for Agni, suggesting that divine power and cosmic order are sustained through disciplined seeking and reverence for foundational principles (fire as purifier, witness, and ritual center).

Bhishma addresses a foremost Bhṛgu-sage and describes a situation in which Siddhas and gods, across all realms, are searching for Agni. The line sets up or continues a mythic episode where Agni’s presence is crucial—often for sacrifice, purification, or restoring balance—prompting a widespread divine search.