Shloka 8
Pilgrimage Itinerary and Merits: Sindhu–Sarasvatī–Ocean Confluences and Named Tīrthas
यत्र सन्निहितो नित्यं स्वयमेव हुताशनः । देवतानां मुखं वीर अनलोऽनिलसारथिः
yatra sannihito nityaṃ svayameva hutāśanaḥ | devatānāṃ mukhaṃ vīra analo'nilasārathiḥ
ณ ที่นั้นพระอัคนี เทพแห่งไฟ สถิตอยู่เนืองนิตย์; โอ้วีรบุรุษ ไฟนั้นเป็นดุจ “ปาก” ของเหล่าเทพ และมีลมเป็นสารถีคอยพาไป
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Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अनलोऽनिलसारथिः = अनलः + अनिलसारथिः (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ओऽ).
FAQs
Because offerings made into fire in yajña are understood to reach the deities through Agni; he functions as the divine receiver and transmitter of oblations.
It indicates that fire is driven or carried by wind—wind acts like the charioteer that spreads and animates flame, reflecting their natural and ritual association.
It highlights yajña-oriented devotion: the sacred presence of Agni and the principle that disciplined offering (homa) becomes a bridge between humans and the divine order.