Shloka 37
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
येन देवा: पवित्रेण भुज्जते लोकमुत्तमम् । यत् पवित्र पवित्राणां तद् घृतं शिरसा वहेत्
yena devāḥ pavitreṇa bhuñjate lokam uttamam | yat pavitra pavitrāṇāṁ tad ghṛtaṁ śirasā vahet |
ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ— ଯେ ପବିତ୍ର ଦ୍ରବ୍ୟର ପ୍ରଭାବରେ ଦେବମାନେ ଉତ୍ତମ ଲୋକକୁ ଭୋଗ କରନ୍ତି ଓ ଧାରଣ କରନ୍ତି, ଏବଂ ଯାହା ପବିତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସର୍ବୋତ୍ତମ ପବିତ୍ର— ସେଇ ଘିଅକୁ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାରେ ଶିରେ ଧାରଣ କର।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates ghṛta (ghee) as a supremely purifying, sacred substance central to divine worship and yajña; it recommends honoring it with the highest bodily reverence (bearing it on the head), underscoring respect for ritual purity and the means by which dharma is sustained.
Vyāsa is speaking in a didactic context, praising the sanctity and purificatory power of ghee—linked with the gods’ enjoyment of offerings and the maintenance of higher realms—and prescribing a gesture of veneration toward it.