Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 25
प्रथमो होष देवानां मुखादग्निमजीजनत् । ग्रहैर्बहुविधै: प्राणान् संरुद्धानुत्सूजत्यपि
prathamo hi sa devānāṁ mukhād agnim ajījanat | grahair bahuvidhaiḥ prāṇān saṁruddhān utsṛjati api ||
Wika ni Vāyu-deva: “Siya ang pinakadakila sa mga diyos; mula sa sarili niyang bibig ay iniluwal niya ang Apoy (Agni). Maging ang mga nilalang na ang hiningang-buhay ay nasasakal ng sari-saring kapinsalaan ng mga planeta—pinalalaya niya sila at ipinagkakaloob ang ginhawa mula sa pagdurusa.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a deity’s supreme, beneficent power: he is both a cosmic creator (bringing forth Agni) and a compassionate protector who frees afflicted beings from suffering, restoring their prāṇa and well-being.
Vāyu-deva is praising or describing a foremost divine figure, stating that this god produced Agni from his mouth and also liberates living beings whose life-force is oppressed by various graha-related afflictions.