नाभक्ष्यं भक्षयिष्यामि त्यजिष्ये क्षितिमंडलम् । येन शक्रादयो देवा यांति कष्टतरां दशाम्
nābhakṣyaṃ bhakṣayiṣyāmi tyajiṣye kṣitimaṃḍalam | yena śakrādayo devā yāṃti kaṣṭatarāṃ daśām
میں ہرگز وہ نہیں کھاؤں گا جو ناقابلِ خوردن ہے؛ میں زمین کے دائرے کو ترک کر دوں گا—جس سے شکر (اندرا) اور دیگر دیوتا اور بھی سخت حالت میں جا پڑیں۔
Agni (Havyavāha), inferred from immediate context of his anger and decision
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: peak
Scene: Agni (Havyavāhana) inwardly resolves to reject forbidden offerings/food and threatens to withdraw from the world, implying devas’ impending distress.
Dharma is upheld by refusing impurity even at great cost; when the sacrificial order collapses, even the gods suffer deprivation.
No tīrtha is directly praised; the verse centers on Agni’s ethical stance and its cosmic implications within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa.
A clear prohibition is implied: abhakṣya (forbidden substances) must not be used/consumed in contexts connected to sacred exchange and offering.