Shloka 18
पृथिव्यापस्तथा55काशं वायुस्तेजश्न पार्थिव । स यज्ञ: सर्वभूतानामास्यं तस्य हुताशन:,राजन! पृथ्वी, जल, तेज, वायु और आकाश सब कुछ वे ही हैं। वे ही समस्त प्राणियोंके लिये यज्ञस्वरूप हैं। अग्नि उनका मुख है
pṛthivy āpas tathākāśaṃ vāyus tejaś ca pārthiva | sa yajñaḥ sarvabhūtānām āsyaṃ tasya hutāśanaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Wahai raja, Dialah bumi, air, langit, angin, dan api. Dialah sendiri yajña—korban suci—bagi segala makhluk; dan api ialah mulut-Nya, melalui-Nya persembahan diterima. Dalam penglihatan ini, unsur-unsur alam dan tertib korban suci tidak terpisah daripada Yang Maha Tertinggi, menegakkan dharma dan pemujaan pada satu hakikat kosmik yang tunggal.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse identifies the Supreme with the fundamental elements and with yajña itself, teaching that the world’s material basis and its moral-ritual order are unified; worship and duty are grounded in recognizing the divine as the substance and receiver of all offerings.
Sanjaya, reporting to King Dhritarashtra, describes a vision of the divine’s all-pervading nature: the elements are His manifestations, and the sacrificial act that sustains beings is also His form, with Agni portrayed as the mouth that receives oblations.