Shloka 8
अग्निशाप-प्रसंगः
Agni’s Curse and the Restoration of Ritual Order
आपो देवगणा: सर्वे आप: पितृगणास्तथा । दर्शश्व॒ पौर्णमासश्न देवानां पितृभि: सह,“जल ही देवता हैं तथा जल ही पितृगण हैं। दर्श और पौर्णमास याग पितरों तथा देवताओंके लिये किये जाते हैं
āpo devagaṇāḥ sarve āpaḥ pitṛgaṇās tathā | darśaś ca paurṇamāsaś ca devānāṃ pitṛbhiḥ saha ||
Sabi ni Śaunaka: “Ang tubig mismo ang kapulungan ng mga deva, at ang tubig din ang kapulungan ng mga Pitṛ (mga ninunong espiritu). Ang mga ritong Darśa at Paurṇamāsa ay isinasagawa para sa mga deva kasama ng mga Pitṛ.”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
That water is a sacred medium linking humans to both gods and ancestors; therefore, regular lunar rites (Darśa and Paurṇamāsa) uphold dharma by honoring both divine and ancestral obligations through offerings sustained by water.
Śaunaka is articulating a ritual principle: the Darśa (new-moon) and Paurṇamāsa (full-moon) sacrifices are directed to the gods and also to the Pitṛs, highlighting how Vedic rites integrate worship of deities with reverence for ancestors.