Shloka 131
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
घोरो विरूप: संवर्त: सुधन्वा चाष्टम: स्मृत: । एतेडष्टौ वहल्लिजा: सर्वे ज्ञाननिष्ठा निरामया:
ghoro virūpaḥ saṃvartaḥ sudhanvā cāṣṭamaḥ smṛtaḥ | ete ’ṣṭau vahallijāḥ sarve jñānaniṣṭhā nirāmayāḥ ||
Wika ni Vasiṣṭha: “Si Ghora, Virūpa, Saṃvarta, at ang ikawalo, si Sudhanvā—sila ang naaalala sa kanilang hanay. Ang walong ito, na isinilang sa angkang kaugnay ni Agni, ay matatag sa kaalamang espirituwal at malaya sa pagdurusa. Ang kanilang buhay ay huwaran ng disiplina—isang kalagayang walang sakit at walang dalamhati—na nakaugat sa karunungan, hindi sa pagnanasang makalupa.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises a model of life rooted in jñāna (spiritual knowledge): those established in wisdom are described as nirāmaya—free from the disturbances of illness, grief, and inner turmoil—suggesting that true well-being is tied to disciplined insight rather than external power.
Vasiṣṭha is listing a set of eight sages/figures by name, identifying the last four (Ghora, Virūpa, Saṃvarta, Sudhanvā) and characterizing the entire group as born in Agni’s line and devoted to knowledge, thereby situating them within a revered genealogical and ethical framework.