Shloka 5
द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः
Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct
शम्भुमग्निमथ प्राहुब्राह्मिणा वेदपारगा: । आवसथशथ्यं द्विजा: प्राहुर्दीप्तमरग्निं महाप्रभम्,वेदोंके पारंगत दिद्वान् ब्राह्मण “शम्भु' तथा “आवसथ्य” नामक अग्निको देदीप्यमान तथा महान् तेज: पुछ्जसे सम्पन्न बताते हैं
śambhum agnim atha prāhur brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ | āvasathyaṃ dvijāḥ prāhur dīptam agniṃ mahāprabham ||
മാർക്കണ്ഡേയൻ പറഞ്ഞു— വേദപാരംഗതരായ ബ്രാഹ്മണർ ‘ശംഭു’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള പാവകനെ പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു. ദ്വിജന്മാർ ‘ആവസഥ്യ’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള മറ്റൊരു അഗ്നിയെയും—ദീപ്തനും മഹാപ്രഭയുമുള്ളവനായി—പറയുന്നു.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the authority of Vedic learning in defining and preserving sacred institutions: ritual fires are not treated as ordinary elements but as consecrated, named presences whose sanctity is affirmed by those who have mastered the Vedas.
Mārkaṇḍeya reports what Veda-knowing Brāhmaṇas say: they identify and describe two named sacred fires—Śambhu and Āvasathya—emphasizing their brilliance and revered status within ritual tradition.