Shloka 154

Devanagari script

आस्ये चाहवनीयो ऽग्निः सत्यः पर्व च मूर्धनि / यः पञ्चाग्नीनिमान्वेद आहिताग्निः स उच्यते

Transliteration

āsye cāhavanīyo 'gniḥ satyaḥ parva ca mūrdhani / yaḥ pañcāgnīnimānveda āhitāgniḥ sa ucyate

Translation

ในปากมีไฟอาหวนียะ; บนกระหม่อมมีสัจจะและปัรวัน (รอยต่ออันศักดิ์สิทธิ์) ผู้ใดรู้จักไฟทั้งห้านี้ ผู้นั้นเรียกว่า อาหิตาคนิ।

Word by Word

• आस्ये: in the mouth
• आस्ये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आहवनीयः: the Āhavanīya fire
• आहवनीयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहवनीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (अग्निविशेषः)

• अग्निः: fire
• अग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सत्यः: Truth (as a fire/principle)
• सत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (अग्निविशेष/तत्त्व)

• पर्व: the crown/peak (parvan)
• पर्व: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मूर्धनि: on the head
• मूर्धनि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• पञ्चाग्नीन्: the five fires
• पञ्चाग्नीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (पञ्च अग्नयः)

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying पञ्चाग्नीन्)

• वेद: knows
• वेद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आहिताग्निः: one who has established the sacred fires
• आहिताग्निः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहित + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (आहितः अग्निः यस्य/आहितोऽग्निः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pañcāgni-vidyā style internalization: sacred fires and truth-junctions are contemplated within the body; knowledge itself becomes consecration.

Vedantic Theme: Satya as the crown-principle; inner consecration through knowledge (jñāna-dīkṣā) aligning ritual symbolism with self-understanding.

Application: Use contemplative visualization during daily rites: speech as offering (mouth-fire), truthfulness as ‘crown’ discipline, and awareness of life-processes as yajña.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: body-altar (adhyātma-vedi)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.213.153: Gārhapatya and Dakṣiṇa placements; Garuda Purana 1.213.155: prāṇa as Agni/Āditya and tri-bhoktṛ

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Āhavanīya

FAQs

What is the importance of pañcāgni (five fires) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse defines a dharmic qualification: one who truly understands the doctrine of the five sacred fires—linking inner loci (like the mouth) with ritual fire—earns the status of āhitāgni, i.e., a consecrated upholder of Vedic fire-dharma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it ties spiritual progress to satya (truth) and disciplined ritual knowledge: inner purity and correct sacrificial understanding are presented as marks of a properly consecrated life, which the Garuda Purana repeatedly treats as supportive for auspicious post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice satya (truthfulness) and treat daily worship/offerings as sacred discipline; even without formal śrauta fires, the verse encourages integrating inner purity with outer ritual responsibility.