Shloka 26
त्वदृते हि जगत् कृत्स्नं सद्यो नश्येद् हुताशन । तुभ्यं कृत्वा नमो विप्रा: स्वकर्मविजितां गतिम्
tvadṛte hi jagat kṛtsnaṃ sadyo naśyed hutāśana | tubhyaṃ kṛtvā namo viprāḥ svakarmavijitāṃ gatim ||
Wika ni Mandapāla: “Kung wala ka, O Hutāśana (Apoy), ang buong daigdig na ito ay agad na mapaparam. Kaya ang mga brahmana, matapos yumukod sa iyo, ay nakaaabot sa mapalad na kalagayang nakamtan sa bisa ng kanilang sariling mga ritwal at tungkulin.”
मन्दपाल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores Agni’s indispensable role in sustaining the world and in Vedic dharma: through honoring Fire—central to sacrifice and daily rites—brahmins fulfill their prescribed duties and thereby attain a meritorious spiritual destiny.
Māṇḍapāla addresses Agni directly, praising Fire’s cosmic necessity and affirming that brahmins, by offering salutations and performing rites centered on Agni, reach the ‘gati’ (attained state) earned by their own religious actions.