Shloka 26
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
तस्य दर्शनमिष्टं वो यदि देवा विभावसो: । तत्रैवमधिगच्छध्वं कार्य वो यदि वल्लिना,“देवताओ! यदि आपको अग्निदेवका दर्शन अभीष्ट हो और यदि उनसे आपका कोई कार्य हो तो वहीं जाकर उनसे मिलिये
tasya darśanam iṣṭaṃ vo yadi devā vibhāvasaḥ | tatraivam adhigacchadhvaṃ kāryaṃ vo yadi vallinā ||
Sinabi ni Bhīṣma: “O mga diyos, kung nais ninyong masilayan si Vibhāvasu (Agni), at kung may gawain kayong dapat tuparin sa tagapagdala ng tungkod, doon na rin kayo magtungo at makipagtagpo sa kanya.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Seek the appropriate authority directly when a legitimate purpose exists: if one desires a divine audience or has a task to be fulfilled, one should approach the relevant agent without delay, in the proper place and manner.
Bhīṣma is directing the assembled gods: if they wish to see Agni (Vibhāvasu) and have any business with him (described as the staff-bearer), they should go to the indicated place and meet him there.