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तस्मादग्निपरा: सर्वे देवता इति शुश्रुम । ब्रहद्मणो हि प्रभूतो5ग्निरग्नेरपि च काउ्चनम्,अतः सब देवताओंमें अग्नि ही श्रेष्ठ हैं। यह हमने सुना है। ब्रह्मासे अग्निकी उत्पत्ति भी है और अग्निसे सुवर्णकी
tasmād agniparāḥ sarve devatā iti śuśruma | brahmaṇo hi prabhūto 'gnir agner api ca kāñcanam |
तस्मादग्निपराः सर्वे देवता इति शुश्रुम। ब्रह्मणो हि प्रभूतोऽग्निरग्नेरपि च काञ्चनम्॥ अतः सर्वदेवतामध्येऽग्निरेव श्रेष्ठः—हविर्वाहकत्वात् पावनसमृद्धिहेतुत्वाच्च॥
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Agni is presented as foremost among the deities because he is central to sacrificial order (as the mediator of offerings) and is linked to cosmic and material auspiciousness—originating from Brahmā and giving rise to gold.
Vasiṣṭha states a received traditional teaching: all gods are said to be oriented toward or supported by Agni, and he supports this by citing a cosmological lineage—Agni arises from Brahmā, and gold arises from Agni—thereby justifying Agni’s preeminence.