Shloka 22
Gandhamādana-praveśa and the Sudden Storm (गन्धमादनप्रवेशः — चण्डवातवर्षवर्णनम्)
ऋषयश्चापि त॑ सर्वे तुष्ठवुश्न दिवौकस: । त॑ दृष्टवा ज्वलमानश्रीर्भगवान् हव्यवाहन:
ṛṣayaścāpi taṁ sarve tuṣṭuvuś ca divaukasaḥ | taṁ dṛṣṭvā jvalamānaśrīr bhagavān havyavāhanaḥ ||
Ang lahat ng mga ṛṣi, at pati ang mga diyos, ay pumuri sa kanya nang may galak. Nang makita siya—nagniningning sa naglalagablab na karangalan—si Havyavāhana (Agni), ang tagapagdala ng mga handog sa paghahandog, ay kumilala at tumugon sa hayag na kapangyarihang espirituwal na iyon.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
True spiritual excellence is recognized not merely by human opinion but by the assent of the wise (ṛṣis) and the divine order (devas). Radiance (tejas/śrī) here signals inner merit—often linked with tapas, purity, and fitness for sacred action—prompting reverence and divine response.
The sages and the gods collectively offer praise. Then Agni (Havyavāhana), seeing the person’s blazing splendor, takes notice—indicating a turning point where divine agency acknowledges and engages with the situation described in the surrounding verses.