Shloka 38
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
अग्निस्तंभभयाद्देवा न चेच्छन्त्यतिविस्तरम् । स्नात्वा यस्तर्पयेन्नित्यं तिलमिश्रोदकैः पितॄन्
agnistaṃbhabhayāddevā na cecchantyativistaram | snātvā yastarpayennityaṃ tilamiśrodakaiḥ pitṝn
ด้วยความหวาดกลัวต่อเสาเพลิง เหล่าเทวะจึงไม่ปรารถนาจะก้าวไปไกลนัก แต่ผู้ใดอาบน้ำแล้วถวายตัรปณะปิตฤเป็นนิตย์ด้วยน้ำผสมงา—
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अग्निस्तंभभयाद्देवा → अग्निस्तम्भभयात् + देवाः; चेच्छन्ति → चेत् + इच्छन्ति; तिलमिश्रोदकैः → तिलमिश्र-उदकैः.
FAQs
It points to pitṛ-tarpaṇa—offering libations to the ancestors—using water mixed with sesame seeds (tila), typically performed after bathing (snāna) as a dharmic daily or periodic rite.
The verse alludes to a narrative motif where a blazing, unapproachable fiery column marks a boundary of divine reach; even the gods hesitate to extend further, emphasizing the overwhelming power of the phenomenon described.
It underscores continuity of duty: even amid cosmic or divine events, human dharma such as honoring ancestors through regular purification (snāna) and tarpaṇa remains a valued, stabilizing practice.