Shloka 61
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
वसिष्ठ उवाच नैतस्थेह यथास्माकमग्निहोत्रमनिर्ठठतम् । सायं प्रातश्न होतव्यं तेन पीवाउ्छुना सह
Vasiṣṭha uvāca: na etat stheha yathāsmākam agnihotram aniṣṭhitam | sāyaṃ prātaś ca hotavyaṃ tena pīvā ucchunā saha ||
Sinabi ni Vasiṣṭha: “Hindi siya nababahala tulad namin—na ang aming Agnihotra ay napabayaan at dapat ihandog sa gabi at sa umaga. Kaya, sa pakikisama sa asong iyon, siya’y naging mataba at busog.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts the conscientious performance of daily Vedic duties (Agnihotra at dawn and dusk) with a life of negligence and indulgence; ethical steadiness is shown through fidelity to prescribed responsibilities rather than comfort-seeking.
Vasiṣṭha remarks that someone lacks the anxiety felt by disciplined practitioners when a daily rite is missed; instead, by associating with a dog and living without such obligations, he has become well-fed and complacent.