Shloka 7
Vaitaraṇī-tīrtha and the Devayāna Path
Kaliṅga Episode
अन्नैव रुद्रो राजेन्द्र पशुमादत्तवान् मखे । पशुमादाय राजेन्द्र भागोडयमिति चाब्रवीत्,राजेन्द्र! यहीं रुद्रदेवने यज्ञमें पशुको ग्रहण कर लिया था। उस पशुको ग्रहण करके उन्होंने कहा--“यह तो मेरा हिस्सा है”
annaiva rudro rājendra paśum ādattavān makhe | paśum ādāya rājendra bhāgo 'yam iti cābravīt ||
लोमश म्हणाले—राजेंद्र! याच यज्ञात रुद्राने पशू उचलून घेतला होता. तो पशू घेऊन त्यांनी म्हटले—“हा माझा भाग आहे।”
लोगमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the principle of bhāga—rightful allotment in ritual. Offerings in a yajña are governed by dharma and the invoked deity’s due portion; treating them as negotiable human property disrupts ritual order and invites conflict.
Lomasa recounts an incident from a sacrifice where Rudra directly takes the sacrificial animal and proclaims it to be his share, emphasizing his claim and authority within the sacrificial context.