Shloka 23
मन्दपाल उवाच त्वमग्ने सर्वलोकानां मुखं त्वमसि हव्यवाट्,मन्दपालने कहा--अग्निदेव! आप सब लोकोंके मुख हैं, आप ही देवताओंको हविष्य पहुँचाते हैं
Mandapāla uvāca: tvam agne sarvalokānāṁ mukhaṁ tvam asi havyavāṭ.
Wika ni Mandapāla: “O Agni, ikaw ang bibig ng lahat ng daigdig; ikaw ang tagapagdala ng mga handog, sa pamamagitan mo nakararating ang alay sa mga diyos.”
मन्दपाल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Agni is praised as the universal mediator of sacrifice: offerings gain sacred efficacy because Fire functions as the ‘mouth’ that receives and transmits them to the gods, linking human duty (yajña) with cosmic order.
Mandapāla addresses Agni directly in a reverential invocation, establishing Agni’s authority and role before making a plea or request, grounding the appeal in Agni’s sacrificial and cosmic function.