Shloka 19
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
तेजकी राशिभूत अग्निदेवका तुम सब लोग शीघ्र अन्वेषण करो। वे तुम्हारी मनोवांछित कामनाको पूर्ण करेंगे ।।
etad vākyam upaśrutya tato devā mahātmanaḥ | jagmuḥ saṃsiddha-saṅkalpāḥ paryeṣanto vibhāvasum ||
तेजोराशिभूतं तं वह्निं यूयं सर्वे क्षिप्रमन्विष्यत । स वो मनोवाञ्छितं कामं पूरयिष्यति ॥ एतद्वाक्यमुपश्रुत्य ततो देवा महात्मनः । जग्मुः संसिद्धसंकल्पाः पर्येषन्तो विभावसुम् ॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
After receiving guidance from a noble authority, one should act promptly and with steady resolve. The verse highlights disciplined follow-through—hearing right counsel is incomplete unless it leads to determined, ethical action.
The gods hear the instruction of a great-souled figure and then depart to search for Vibhāvasu (Agni). Their intention is fixed and their plan is set, so they proceed to carry out the quest.