Shloka 119
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
उद्विग्ना: सहसा कृत्स्ना: सर्वे लोकास्तदा भवन् । नागृह्नात् पावक: शुभ्र॑ मखेषु सुहुतं हवि:
udvignāḥ sahasā kṛtsnāḥ sarve lokās tadā bhavan | nāgṛhṇāt pāvakaḥ śubhraṃ makheṣu suhutaṃ haviḥ ||
അപ്പോൾ എല്ലാ ലോകങ്ങളും പെട്ടെന്ന് കലക്കത്തിലായി. യാഗങ്ങളിൽ സുവിധിപൂർവ്വം അർപ്പിച്ച ശുദ്ധ ഹവിസിനെ പാവകൻ (അഗ്നി) സ്വീകരിച്ചില്ല.
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that when supreme divine powers clash, cosmic stability is shaken: fear spreads across all realms and even sacrificial processes falter. Ethically, it underscores the Mahābhārata theme that harmony among protectors of dharma sustains the world, while conflict at the highest level disrupts both society and sacred order.
Arjuna describes the moment Rudra and Nārāyaṇa enter mutual combat. The immediate consequence is universal alarm—‘all the worlds’ become distressed—and Agni, who normally receives offerings in yajñas, is unable to accept even properly offered, pure oblations, signaling a breakdown of normal cosmic and ritual functioning.