Shloka 100
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
ततस्तस्मिन् सम्प्रवृत्ते सत्रे ज्वलितपावके । ब्रह्मणो जुद्वतस्तत्र प्रादुर्भावो बभूव ह,तदनन्तर प्रज्वलित अग्निवाले उस यज्ञके चालू होनेपर वहाँ ब्रह्माजीका वीर्य पुनः स्खलित हुआ
tatastasmīn sampravṛtte satre jvalitapāvake | brahmaṇo judvatastatra prādurbhāvo babhūva ha ||
Vasiṣṭha nói: Rồi khi kỳ tế lễ dài ngày (satra) đã khởi sự và lửa thiêng bừng cháy, tại đó xảy ra một sự hiển lộ gắn với Brahmā—tinh lực sáng tạo của Ngài lại tuôn rơi lần nữa.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the need for self-restraint and proper regulation of powerful creative impulses, even within sacred contexts. Dharma is not only ritual correctness but also mastery over inner forces that can disrupt or redirect a rite’s intended order.
As a long sacrificial session (satra) begins and the fire burns intensely, an event occurs involving Brahmā: a manifestation is described, understood in context as Brahmā’s generative essence again slipping forth during the rite.