Shloka 53
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
तस्मादग्ने: समुत्तस्थौ कृत्या लोकभयंकरी । तस्या नाम वृषादर्भियातुधानीत्यथाकरोत्,आहुति समाप्त होनेपर उस अग्निसे एक लोकभयंकर कृत्या प्रकट हुई। राजा वृषादर्भिने उसका नाम यातुधानी रखा
tasmād agneḥ samuttasthau kṛtyā lokabhayaṅkarī | tasyā nāma vṛṣādarbhir yātudhānīty athākarot |
அப்போது அந்த அக்னியிலிருந்து உலகமெங்கும் அச்சுறுத்தும் ஒரு ‘கிருத்யா’ எழுந்தாள். அரசன் வृषாதர்பி அவளுக்கு ‘யாதுதானி’ என்று பெயரிட்டான்।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of employing ritual power for harm: actions performed through fire-sacrifice can generate forces that exceed human control and become a threat to society. Naming the entity as ‘Yātudhānī’ frames it as intrinsically hostile, underscoring that adharma-driven rites yield fearful, destructive outcomes.
At the completion of an offering, a terrifying kṛtyā manifests from the sacrificial fire. King Vṛṣādarbhī then formally names this manifested being ‘Yātudhānī,’ identifying her nature as demonic/hostile and situating the event within a cautionary account about dangerous ritual creations.