Shloka 16
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Ṛtvij System, Sāvitrī’s Reconciliation, Tīrtha-Catalogue, Śrāddha & Initiation Rites, and Vrata Fruits
अच्छावाकः क्रतुः प्रोक्तो ग्रावस्तुच्च्यवनस्तथा । पुलस्त्योद्ध्वर्युरेवासीत्प्रतिष्ठाता च वै शिबिः
acchāvākaḥ kratuḥ prokto grāvastuccyavanastathā | pulastyoddhvaryurevāsītpratiṣṭhātā ca vai śibiḥ
अच्छावाकः क्रतुरिति प्रोक्तः, ग्रावस्तुत् च्यवनस्तथा; पुलस्त्योऽध्वर्युरेवासीद्, प्रतिष्ठाता च वै शिबिः।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 34)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ग्रावस्तुच्च्यवनस्तथा → ग्रावः तु उच्च्यवनः तथा; पुलस्त्योद्ध्वर्युरेवासीत् → पुलस्त्यः उद्ध्वर्युः एव आसीत्
FAQs
It assigns specific Vedic ritual roles to named sages (Kratu, Cyavana, Pulastya) and credits Śibi as the one who established or instituted the rite.
They are categories of officiating priests in Vedic sacrifice: Acchāvāka is a Ṛgvedic reciter, Grāvastut is associated with chants connected to the Soma-pressing stones, and Adhvaryu is the Yajurvedic priest who performs and directs the physical operations of the ritual.
The verse highlights disciplined cooperation and proper stewardship of sacred duties—each person fulfilling a defined role—suggesting that order (dharma) and successful sacred action depend on right appointment and right performance.