Shloka 53

Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)

Devanagari script

दुर्वासा इति विख्यात: स हि त्वां याजयिष्यति । मन्नियोगान्महातेजा: सम्भारा: सम्मश्रियन्तु ते,वे दुर्वासा नामसे विख्यात हैं। महातेजस्वी दुर्वासा मेरी आज्ञासे तुम्हारा यज्ञ करायेंगे; तुम सामग्री जुटाओ”

Transliteration

durvāsā iti vikhyātaḥ sa hi tvāṃ yājayiṣyati | manniyogān mahātejāḥ sambhārāḥ sammaśriyantu te ||

Translation

“Siya’y tanyag sa pangalang Durvāsā. Siya ang mamumuno sa iyong sakripisyo. Sa aking utos, ang makapangyarihan at maningning na pantas na iyon ang magsasagawa ng iyong ritwal; kaya tipunin at ihanda mo ang mga kailangang handog.”

Word by Word

दुर्वासाःDurvasa (sage)

इतिthus; by the name

विख्यातःrenowned; famous

सःhe

हिindeed; for

त्वाम्you

याजयिष्यतिwill cause (you) to perform a sacrifice; will officiate your sacrifice

मत्-नियोगात्by/under my command; from my injunction

महातेजाःof great splendor; very powerful

सम्भाराःpreparations; requisites (materials)

सम्मश्रियन्तुlet (them) be gathered/assembled; let (them) be brought together

तेfor you; to you

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Durvāsā

yajña (sacrifice)

sambhāra (sacrificial materials)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores disciplined adherence to rightful instruction in sacred duties: when a qualified authority appoints a potent and renowned officiant, one should respond with orderly preparation and readiness, honoring both ritual propriety and the chain of command.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana identifies Durvāsā as the famed sage who will serve as the officiant for the listener’s sacrifice, explicitly stating that this is by his own directive, and urges that all sacrificial requisites be promptly assembled.