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Shloka 9

दानशील-समाचारः, सत्कारः, अहिंसा च

Umā–Maheśvara Saṃvāda

अग्निकार्य ऋयहं कुर्यान्निराहार: समाहित: । ततः संवत्सरे पूर्णे प्रतिगृह्लन्ति देवता:

agnikāryam ṛjvahaṁ kuryān nirāhāraḥ samāhitaḥ | tataḥ saṁvatsare pūrṇe pratigṛhlanti devatāḥ ||

دھومیہ نے کہا—اسے چاہیے کہ روزہ رکھ کر، یکسو اور بےریا سادگی کے ساتھ آگنی کرم انجام دے۔ پھر جب ایک سال پورا ہو جائے تو دیوتا اس کی آہوتی اور ورت کو قبول کرتے ہیں۔

अग्निकार्यम्fire-ritual (agni-duty)
अग्निकार्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निकार्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ऋषिअहम्me, the sage (as object/identifier)
ऋषिअहम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootऋषि-अहम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कुर्यात्should do / would perform
कुर्यात्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
निराहारःfasting / without food
निराहारः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिराहार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समाहितःcollected, concentrated
समाहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthen / thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
संवत्सरेin a year
संवत्सरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंवत्सर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पूर्णेwhen completed
पूर्णे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्ण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्रतिगृह्णन्तिaccept / receive
प्रतिगृह्णन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-ग्रह्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
देवताःthe deities
देवताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural

धौग्य उवाच

धौग्य (Dhaugya)
देवता (the deities)
अग्नि/अग्निकार्य (sacred fire-rite)

Educational Q&A

Ritual efficacy is tied to inner discipline: straightforward intent (ṛju-bhāva), fasting, and mental concentration sustained over time. The verse emphasizes that divine acceptance follows completed, steady observance rather than mere outward performance.

Dhaugya is prescribing a disciplined observance: performing the fire-rite while fasting and remaining mentally composed, continuing until a full year is completed; at that completion, the deities are said to accept the rite/vow.