Shloka 18
Adhyaya 4 — Jaimini Meets the Dharmapakshis: Four Doubts on the Mahabharata and the Opening of Narayana Doctrine
पितृकोपाग्निरुद्भूतो यो नो देहेषु वर्तते ।
सो ’द्य शान्तिं गतो विप्र युष्मद्दर्शनवारिणा ॥
pitṛkopāgnirudbhūto yo no deheṣu vartate | so 'dya śāntiṃ gato vipra yuṣmaddarśanavāriṇā ||
ఓ బ్రాహ్మణా, పితృకోపమున జన్మించిన అగ్ని మా దేహాలలో నివసిస్తూ ఉండేది—ఈ రోజు అది మీ దర్శనమనే జలంతో శాంతించి ఆరిపోయింది.
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FAQs
The verse teaches that burning inner afflictions—here framed as “fire” arising from pitṛ-kopa (ancestral displeasure/curse-like karmic residue)—can be cooled by contact with the righteous: the darśana of a vipra symbolizes satsaṅga, humility, and recourse to dharmic authority. Ethically, it points to reconciliation, reverence for lineage (pitṛ), and seeking purification through holy association rather than retaliation.
This verse is not directly sarga (creation), pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, or vaṃśānucarita in itself; it functions as didactic dialogue (upadeśa) within the narrative frame. In pancalakṣaṇa classification, it is best tagged as ancillary dharma/ācāra teaching embedded in the Purāṇic discourse rather than a core lakṣaṇa statement.
“Fire of ancestral wrath” can be read as tapas-like heat of unresolved karma lodged in the embodied condition (deha). “Water of darśana” symbolizes cooling grace (anugraha) transmitted through sanctified presence—i.e., the mind’s agitation is quenched when it aligns with higher dharma and truth embodied by the sage. The imagery encodes a transformation from inner burning (tāpa) to peace (śānti) through right contact and recognition.