Shloka 10
Mahāvasu’s Fall by Speech-Error and Release through Devotion (अज-विवादः वसोः शापः विमोचनं च)
यथाध्वरे समिद्धो3ग्निर्भाति हव्यमुदावहम्
yathādhvare samiddho 'gnir bhāti havyam udāvaham
جیسے یَجْن میں بھڑکی ہوئی آگ ہَوی کو اوپر لے جاتی ہوئی روشن ہوتی ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the sacrificial fire as a moral-spiritual metaphor: when the ‘fire’ (rightly kindled discipline, dharma, or insight) is properly awakened, it becomes luminous and capable of carrying one’s offerings—i.e., actions and intentions—toward a higher, purifying goal.
Bhīṣma, instructing in the Śānti Parva, illustrates his point with a familiar Vedic image: in an adhvara (sacrifice), a well-kindled Agni shines and conveys the havya (oblation) upward. The comparison supports his broader ethical teaching by grounding it in ritual symbolism.