Shloka 19
Marutta’s Sacrifice and Agni’s Embassy (मरुत्त-यज्ञे दूतत्वम्)
संवर्त उवाच मा स्मैव त्वं पुनरागा: कथंचिद् बृहस्पतिं परिदातुं मरुत्ते । मा त्वां थक्ष्ये चक्षुषा दारुणेन संक्रुद्धो<हं पावक त्वं निबोध
saṃvarta uvāca mā smaiva tvaṃ punar āgāḥ kathaṃcid bṛhaspatiṃ paridātuṃ marutte | mā tvāṃ thakṣye cakṣuṣā dāruṇena saṃkruddho ’haṃ pāvaka tvaṃ nibodha ||
Saṃvarta nói: “Đừng bao giờ trở lại nơi này nữa, dù với bất cứ cớ gì, để đưa Bṛhaspati đến cho Marutta. Hãy ghi nhớ điều ấy, hỡi Pāvaka (Agni): nếu ngươi làm vậy, trong cơn thịnh nộ ta sẽ thiêu ngươi thành tro bằng ánh nhìn dữ dội của ta.”
संवर्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of boundaries and authority: a powerful ascetic asserts a strict prohibition, warning that even divine beings must respect the consequences of violating a clearly stated command.
Saṃvarta addresses Agni directly, forbidding him to return for the purpose of bringing Bṛhaspati to King Marutta, and threatens to destroy Agni with a fierce gaze if the order is disobeyed.