Shloka 115
Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama
पितृयज्ञे विवाहे च वह्निकार्येषु शांतिषु । प्रशस्ता ब्राह्मणा नित्यं सर्व स्वस्त्ययनेषु च
pitṛyajñe vivāhe ca vahnikāryeṣu śāṃtiṣu | praśastā brāhmaṇā nityaṃ sarva svastyayaneṣu ca
पितृयज्ञ, विवाह, अग्निकार्य व शांतिकर्मांत—तसेच सर्व स्वस्त्ययन व मंगलकर्मांत—ब्राह्मण नित्य प्रशस्त व अत्यंत शुभ मानले जातात।
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पितृयज्ञे → पितृ-यज्ञे; वह्निकार्येषु → वह्नि-कार्येषु; (पादविभागे) सर्व स्वस्त्ययनेषु → सर्व(त्र) स्वस्त्ययनेषु
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It presents Brahmins as the traditionally commended officiants and recipients in key saṃskāras and rites—Śrāddha (pitṛyajña), vivāha, fire-rituals, and śānti—framing their presence as a marker of auspiciousness and proper ritual performance.
Svastyayana refers to benedictory, welfare-oriented auspicious acts—recitations, blessings, and ritual procedures performed to secure well-being, good fortune, and the removal of obstacles.
It emphasizes honoring qualified religious functionaries and maintaining due procedure in life-cycle and pacificatory rites, suggesting that social and spiritual well-being is supported by respectful, orderly observance of dharma.