Shloka 5
द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः
Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct
शम्भुमग्निमथ प्राहुब्राह्मिणा वेदपारगा: । आवसथशथ्यं द्विजा: प्राहुर्दीप्तमरग्निं महाप्रभम्
śambhum agnim atha prāhur brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ | āvasathyaṃ dvijāḥ prāhur dīptam agniṃ mahāprabham ||
ਮਾਰਕੰਡੇਯ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ— ਵੇਦਾਂ ਦੇ ਪਾਰੰਗਤ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ‘ਸ਼ੰਭੁ’ ਨਾਮ ਦੇ ਪਾਵਕ ਦਾ ਉਲੇਖ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਅਤੇ ਦਵਿਜ ‘ਆਵਸਥ੍ਯ’ ਨਾਮ ਦੇ ਹੋਰ ਅਗਨਿ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ—ਜੋ ਦਿਪਤ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਪ੍ਰਭਾ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਕਤ—ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the authority of Vedic learning in defining and preserving sacred institutions: ritual fires are not treated as ordinary elements but as consecrated, named presences whose sanctity is affirmed by those who have mastered the Vedas.
Mārkaṇḍeya reports what Veda-knowing Brāhmaṇas say: they identify and describe two named sacred fires—Śambhu and Āvasathya—emphasizing their brilliance and revered status within ritual tradition.