Shloka 8
अग्निवंशवर्णनम् (Agni-vaṃśa-varṇana) / The Genealogy and Function of Agni
एते पञ्चदश ब्रह्मन् गुणा भूतेषु पजचसु । वर्तन्ते सर्वभूतेषु येषु लोका: प्रतिछ्ठिता:,ब्रह्मन! इस प्रकार पाँचों भूतोंमें ये पंद्रह गुण बताये गये हैं। इन्हींमें सम्पूर्ण लोक प्रतिष्ठित हैं
ete pañcadaśa brahman guṇā bhūteṣu pañcasu | vartante sarvabhūteṣu yeṣu lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ ||
Pemburu itu berkata: “Wahai Brahmana, lima belas sifat ini terdapat dalam lima unsur agung. Ia berfungsi dalam semua makhluk; di atasnya jugalah dunia-dunia ditegakkan.” Dalam konteks ajaran, kata-kata ini menyingkap pandangan etika tentang kenyataan: memahami bahawa semua makhluk berkongsi susunan unsur yang sama menumbuhkan kerendahan hati, pengendalian diri, dan sikap tidak kejam, kerana sifat-sifat asas yang sama meresapi setiap insan.
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
All beings and even the structure of the worlds rest on shared elemental qualities. Recognizing this common foundation encourages ethical conduct—humility, self-control, and compassion—because no creature is fundamentally separate from another in its basic constitution.
The hunter is instructing a Brahmin in a doctrinal explanation: he enumerates that fifteen qualities belong to the five elements and pervade all beings, using this cosmological framework to support a broader moral and spiritual lesson.