Shloka 131
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
घोरो विरूप: संवर्त: सुधन्वा चाष्टम: स्मृत: । एतेडष्टौ वहल्लिजा: सर्वे ज्ञाननिष्ठा निरामया:
ghoro virūpaḥ saṃvartaḥ sudhanvā cāṣṭamaḥ smṛtaḥ | ete ’ṣṭau vahallijāḥ sarve jñānaniṣṭhā nirāmayāḥ ||
Vasiṣṭha berkata: “Ghora, Virūpa, Saṃvarta, dan yang kelapan, Sudhanvā—mereka inilah yang diingati dalam kalangan itu. Lapan orang ini, semuanya lahir dalam salasilah yang terkait dengan Agni, teguh berpegang pada pengetahuan rohani dan bebas daripada penderitaan. Kehidupan mereka menjadi teladan disiplin—suatu keadaan tanpa penyakit dan tanpa dukacita—yang berakar pada kebijaksanaan, bukan pada keghairahan duniawi.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises a model of life rooted in jñāna (spiritual knowledge): those established in wisdom are described as nirāmaya—free from the disturbances of illness, grief, and inner turmoil—suggesting that true well-being is tied to disciplined insight rather than external power.
Vasiṣṭha is listing a set of eight sages/figures by name, identifying the last four (Ghora, Virūpa, Saṃvarta, Sudhanvā) and characterizing the entire group as born in Agni’s line and devoted to knowledge, thereby situating them within a revered genealogical and ethical framework.