Shloka 583
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
देवतानां मुखं वीर ज्वलनो5निलसारथि: । राजेन्द्र! तदनन्तर उत्तम प्रभासतीर्थमें जाय। वीर! उस तीर्थमें देवताओंके मुखस्वरूप भगवान् अग्निदेव, जिनके सारथि वायु हैं, सदा निवास करते हैं
devatānāṁ mukhaṁ vīra jvalano ’nila-sārathiḥ | rājendra! tad-anantaraṁ uttama-prabhāsa-tīrtheṁ yāhi | vīra! tasmin tīrthe devatānāṁ mukha-svarūpaḥ bhagavān agnidevaḥ, yasya sārathiḥ vāyuḥ, sadā nivāsati |
Wika ni Ghūlastya: “O bayani, si Agni—ang nagniningas na Diyos ng Apoy na si Vāyu ang tagapagmaneho—ang siyang ‘bibig’ ng mga diyos, sapagkat sa pamamagitan niya tinatanggap ang mga handog. O hari sa mga hari, pagkaraan nito ay magtungo ka sa dakilang tīrtha ng Prabhāsa. O matapang, sa tīrthang yaon nananahan magpakailanman ang kagalang-galang na Agni, na siyang anyo ng bibig ng mga diyos.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Agni is described as the ‘mouth of the gods’ because offerings in sacrifice reach the deities through fire; the passage reinforces reverence for Vedic ritual order and the dharmic value of pilgrimage to sanctified places where divine presence is affirmed.
The speaker instructs the hero/king to proceed next to the sacred site Prabhāsa, explaining its greatness by noting that Agni—identified with the gods’ receiving mouth and attended by Vāyu as charioteer—abides there continually.