Shloka 94
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
जगदग्निरुवाच जाजमद्यजजाने5हं जिजाहीह जिजायिषि । जमदग्निरिति ख्यातस्ततो मां विद्धि शोभने
jagadagnir uvāca | jājām adyajajāne ’haṃ jijāhīha jijāyiṣi | jamadagnir iti khyātas tato māṃ viddhi śobhane ||
Jamadagni nói: “Hôm nay ta được sinh ra từ ngọn lửa tế tự của chư thiên—lửa āhavanīya. Vì thế, hỡi người đẹp, hãy biết ta là kẻ được xưng tụng với danh hiệu Jamadagni.”
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The verse emphasizes dharmic legitimacy through sacred origin: identity and authority are anchored in yajña (sacrifice) and the consecrated āhavanīya fire, suggesting that spiritual stature is tied to ritual purity and divine sanction.
A figure named Jagadagni speaks and declares that he has been born from the gods’ sacrificial fire; on that basis he instructs the addressed woman (‘O fair one’) to recognize him by the renowned name Jamadagni.