Shloka 19
Names of Regions and Mountains: Ramaṇaka, Hiraṇmaya, Airāvata, and the Turn to Vaikuṇṭha
स यज्ञः सर्वभूतानामास्यं तस्य हुताशनः
sa yajñaḥ sarvabhūtānāmāsyaṃ tasya hutāśanaḥ
ยัญญะนั้นแลเป็นดุจปากของสรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวง และหุตาศนะคือพระอัคนีผู้รับเครื่องบูชา เป็นเปลวเพลิงอันกลืนกินของท่าน
Unspecified (contextual narrator/teacher voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa)
Concept: Yajña is a cosmic body; Agni is the receiving mouth/flame through which nourishment and merit circulate among beings.
Application: Treat daily duties (food, charity, worship) as offerings; maintain purity and gratitude around ‘fire’—kitchen, lamp, homa—so consumption becomes consecration rather than mere indulgence.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast cosmic altar stretches across the horizon, where the bodies of beings appear as subtle silhouettes converging toward a single radiant ‘mouth’ of Yajña. From that mouth rises Agni as a living flame-tongue, receiving streams of ghee and fragrant offerings that transform into luminous sparks ascending to the heavens.","primary_figures":["Agni (Hutāśana)","Personified Yajña (cosmic form)","Devas as witnesses","Sages offering oblations"],"setting":"Celestial sacrificial ground blending temple-homa kuṇḍa with a star-filled sky; offerings flow like rivers of light into the fire.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["molten gold","vermillion red","smoke gray","sapphire night-blue","ghee-amber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: cosmic Yajña as a majestic anthropomorphic form with a radiant mouth, Agni emerging as a jeweled flame; sages in traditional attire pouring ghee from ornate ladles; heavy gold leaf halos, rich crimson and emerald borders, gem-studded ornaments, South Indian homa-kuṇḍa geometry, intricate floral motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate sages seated around a small homa fire that visually expands into a cosmic flame; cool twilight sky with fine stars; lyrical naturalism in smoke curls, refined faces, soft washes of indigo and ochre, distant Himalayan-like ridges suggesting transcendence.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, Agni as a stylized flame-deity with wide expressive eyes; Yajña hinted as a cosmic torso behind; natural pigments—deep red, yellow ochre, leaf green—temple-wall aesthetic with ornamental bands and lotus medallions.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central sacred fire framed by lotus borders and peacock motifs; offerings depicted as floral garlands turning into sparks; deep blue background with gold highlights; devotional symmetry, intricate vines, and temple-lamp accents around the yajña scene."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple bells","soft crackling fire","conch shell (distant)","hushed silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वभूतानामास्यं = सर्वभूतानाम् + आस्यम् (म् + आ → मा); श्लोके ‘स यज्ञः …’ इत्यत्र ‘सः’ विसर्गलोपः पदच्छेदे पुनः स्थाप्यः।
FAQs
It presents sacrifice as a universal channel of nourishment and exchange: offerings made through Yajña symbolically feed and sustain the cosmic community of beings.
Hutāśana literally means “the eater of oblations”; Agni is the ritual fire that receives offerings and conveys them to the divine sphere, making him central to Yajña.
It highlights reverence for sacrificial duty and disciplined giving—teaching that offering (with order and intention) sustains harmony between humans, nature, and the divine.