Shloka 18
मेरोर्दिग्वर्णनम् / Digvarṇana of Meru: Uttara-Kuru, Bhadrāśva, and Jambūdvīpa Motifs
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 ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜନ! ସେଇ ପୃଥିବୀ, ଜଳ, ଆକାଶ, ବାୟୁ ଓ ତେଜ। ସେଇ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଯଜ୍ଞସ୍ୱରୂପ; ଅଗ୍ନି ତାଙ୍କର ମୁଖ—ଯାହା ଦ୍ୱାରା ହବି ଗ୍ରହଣ ହୁଏ।
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.