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Shloka 149

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

कुशस्तम्बे जुहोत्यग्निं सुवर्णे तत्र च स्थिते । वल्मीकस्य वपायां च कर्णे वाजस्य दक्षिणे

kuśastambe juhoty agniṁ suvarṇe tatra ca sthite | valmīkasya vapāyāṁ ca karṇe vājasya dakṣiṇe |

Vasiṣṭha disse: “Alguns homens, apoiando-se na autoridade védica, fazem as oblações naquilo que reconhecem como a própria forma de Agni—mesmo quando o fogo é aceso em lugares incomuns: sobre um tufo ou haste de capim kuśa, sobre o ouro ali colocado, dentro da abertura de um formigueiro, ou sobre a orelha direita de um bode. Quando tal rito é devidamente concluído com essa fé no testemunho das escrituras, diz-se que Agni, o Fogo divino, dele participa e experimenta uma alegria que produz prosperidade.”

कुशस्तम्बेin/on a clump of kuśa-grass
कुशस्तम्बे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकुश-स्तम्ब
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
जुहोतिoffers (as oblation), performs homa
जुहोति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootहु
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अग्निम्fire (Agni)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सुवर्णेin/on gold
सुवर्णे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसुवर्ण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
स्थितेbeing placed/standing (there)
स्थिते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Locative, Singular
वल्मीकस्यof an anthill
वल्मीकस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootवल्मीक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वपायाम्in the cavity/opening (lit. hollow; here: hole)
वपायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवपा
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कर्णेin/on the ear
कर्णे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वाजस्यof a goat (vāja, as used in some traditions)
वाजस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootवाज
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
दक्षिणेon the right (side)
दक्षिणे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्षिण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular

वसिष्ठ उवाच

V
Vasiṣṭha
A
Agni (fire-deity)
K
kuśa-grass (kuśa-stamba)
G
gold (suvarṇa)
A
anthill (valmīka)
G
goat (vāja)

Educational Q&A

That the validity and fruit of a Vedic rite depend on śāstric authorization and correct ritual intention; even atypical ritual loci can be treated as Agni’s form when grounded in Vedic testimony and performed properly.

Vasiṣṭha explains that some practitioners, trusting Vedic proof, perform homa by recognizing Agni’s presence in various unusual supports (kuśa-clump, gold, anthill opening, goat’s right ear), and that upon completion Agni is pleased and grants prosperity.