Shloka 26
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
तस्य दर्शनमिष्टं वो यदि देवा विभावसो: । तत्रैवमधिगच्छध्वं कार्य वो यदि वल्लिना,“देवताओ! यदि आपको अग्निदेवका दर्शन अभीष्ट हो और यदि उनसे आपका कोई कार्य हो तो वहीं जाकर उनसे मिलिये
tasya darśanam iṣṭaṃ vo yadi devā vibhāvasaḥ | tatraivam adhigacchadhvaṃ kāryaṃ vo yadi vallinā ||
Bhīṣma nói: “Hỡi chư thiên, nếu các ngươi muốn được chiêm bái Vibhāvasu (Thần Lửa Agni), và nếu có việc cần thành tựu với bậc cầm gậy, thì hãy đến ngay nơi ấy mà gặp Ngài.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Seek the appropriate authority directly when a legitimate purpose exists: if one desires a divine audience or has a task to be fulfilled, one should approach the relevant agent without delay, in the proper place and manner.
Bhīṣma is directing the assembled gods: if they wish to see Agni (Vibhāvasu) and have any business with him (described as the staff-bearer), they should go to the indicated place and meet him there.