Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अत्र तृप्ता हुतवहा: स्वां योनिमुपभुज्जते । अत्र पातालमश्रित्य वरुण: श्रियमाप च

Transliteration

atra tṛptā hutavāhāḥ svāṃ yonim upabhuñjate | atra pātālam āśritya varuṇaḥ śriyam āpa ca ||

Translation

ఇక్కడ హుతవహులు (అగ్నిగణాలు) తృప్తులై తమ యోనిరూపమైన జలాన్ని ఆస్వాదిస్తారు. ఇక్కడే పాతాళాన్ని ఆశ్రయించి వరుణుడు కూడా శ్రీ (సంపద)ను పొందాడు.

Word by Word

अत्रhere

तृप्ताsatiated, satisfied

हुतवहाःfires (Agni), fire-gods

स्वाम्their own

योनिम्womb; source; place of origin

उपभुज्जतेenjoy/partake of; resort to

अत्रhere

पातालम्the netherworld (Pātāla)

आश्रित्यhaving resorted to; having taken refuge in

वरुणःVaruṇa

श्रियम्prosperity; splendor; fortune

आपattained; obtained

चand

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Hutavāha (Agni/Fire)

Varuṇa

Pātāla

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic principle: when beings or powers abide in their proper source and rightful sphere (svā yoni), they become fulfilled and regain strength; similarly, taking appropriate refuge (āśritya) in a fitting domain leads to stability and prosperity (śrī).

What is happening in the narrative?

Yuparṇa points to a particular place of significance, describing it as a site where Agni (the fire-power) becomes satisfied and returns to its own origin, and where Varuṇa, by resorting to Pātāla, attained prosperity—thereby praising the place’s sanctity and efficacy.