Shloka 4

द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः

Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct

Devanagari script

* ऊष्मा चैवोष्मणो जज्ञे सोडग्निधूतस्य लक्ष्यते अग्निश्चापि मनुर्नाम प्राजापत्यमकारयत्‌

Transliteration

Ūṣmā caivoṣmaṇo jajñe so 'gnidhūtasya lakṣyate; agniś cāpi Manur nāma prājāpatyam akārayat.

Translation

Маркандея сказал: Из самого начала жара (ушман) возник огонь по имени Ушма, узнаваемый как телесное тепло во всех живых существах. И был также Агни, именуемый Ману,—сын, рожденный тапасом и по природе огненный,—который совершил жертвоприношение Праджапатья.

Word by Word

• {'ūṣmā (ऊष्मा)': 'heat

• also a name of a fire-deity/principle', 'ūṣman (ऊष्मन्/ऊष्मणः)': 'heat, warmth (as a principle or source)', 'jajñe (जज्ञे)': 'was born

• came into being', 'lakṣyate (लक्ष्यते)': 'is perceived

• is recognizable', 'agni (अग्नि)': 'fire

• sacrificial fire', 'Manu (मनु)': 'here, a named form of Agni

• also a progenitor figure in broader tradition', 'prājāpatya (प्राजापत्य)': 'pertaining to Prajāpati

• a class of rite/sacrifice connected with progeny and order', 'akārayat (अकारयत्)': 'caused to be performed

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• मार्कण्डेय (Mārkaṇḍeya)
• ऊष्मा (Ūṣmā)
• अग्नि (Agni)
• मनु (Manu)
• प्राजापत्य यज्ञ (Prājāpatya yajña)
• प्रजापति (Prajāpati)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse connects the cosmic principle of Agni with the inner heat that sustains embodied life, and frames yajña (sacrifice) as a dharmic act that maintains Prajāpati’s creative order—discipline (tapas) expressed through ritual responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya is recounting a lineage/account of fires: the fire named Ūṣmā arises from heat itself and is recognized as the warmth in living bodies; another form of Agni named Manu is mentioned as having carried out the Prajāpatya sacrifice.