Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 47
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अन्निहोत्रैस्ततस्तेषां क्रियमाणैर्महात्मनाम् । अशोभत सरिच्छेष्ठा दीप्यमानै: समन्तत:,चारों ओर प्रकाशित हुए उन महात्माओंद्वारा किये जानेवाले यज्ञसे सरिताओंमें श्रेष्ठ सरस्वतीकी बड़ी शोभा हो रही थी
agnihotraistatas teṣāṁ kriyamāṇair mahātmanām | aśobhata saricchreṣṭhā dīpyamānaiḥ samantataḥ ||
ਫਿਰ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਮਹਾਤਮਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਅਗਨਿਹੋਤ੍ਰ ਕਰਮਾਂ ਨਾਲ, ਚੌਫੇਰੇ ਧਧਕਦੀਆਂ ਯਜ્ઞ-ਅੱਗਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਦੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਸਰਸਵਤੀ ਅਤਿਅਧਿਕ ਸ਼ੋਭਾਇਮਾਨ ਹੋ ਉਠੀ।
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The verse highlights the sustaining power of dharma through daily Vedic duty (agnihotra): righteous, disciplined action can create sanctity and order, making even the surrounding environment radiant and spiritually charged.
The narrator describes great-souled men performing agnihotra rites near the Sarasvatī; the river is portrayed as shining beautifully, lit all around by the sacrificial fires.
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