Shloka 19

भद्रवटगमनम् — स्कन्देन महिषदानवनिग्रहः

Bhadravaṭa Procession and Skanda’s Neutralization of Mahiṣa

Devanagari script

रथन्तरश्न॒ तपस: पुत्रो$ग्नि: परिपठ्यते | मित्रविन्दाय वै तस्य हविरध्वर्यवों विदु:

Transliteration

Rathantaraś ca tapasaḥ putro 'gniḥ paripaṭhyate | Mitravindāya vai tasya havir adhvaryavo viduḥ ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Trong các con của Tapas, có ngọn lửa mang danh Rathantara được tụng đọc theo truyền thống nghi lễ. Các tư tế Adhvaryu của Yajurveda biết rằng lễ vật dâng vào ngọn lửa ấy được định làm phần của thần Mitravindā. Vì vậy Tapas, bậc lẫy lừng, mãn nguyện và an trú trong hoan hỷ cùng tất cả những người con ấy.”

Word by Word

• रथन्तरः: Rathantara (name)
• रथन्तरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथन्तर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तपसः: of Tapas
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अग्निः: Agni (fire/deity)
• अग्निः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परिपठ्यते: is recited/mentioned (as)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + पठ्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive

• मित्रविन्दाय: to/for Mitravinda
• मित्रविन्दाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्रविन्द
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• तस्य: of him/of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• हविः: oblation
• हविः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अध्वर्यवः: Adhvaryu priests
• अध्वर्यवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विदुः: know/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Tapas
• Rathantara (Agni)
• Agni
• Mitravindā
• Adhvaryu (Yajurvedic priests)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes ritual dharma: offerings are not random but follow an inherited Vedic allocation of shares (bhāga) to specific deities, preserved by trained officiants. Ethical order is shown as fidelity to tradition and correct intention in sacrifice.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya is listing/reciting a traditional account of Tapas and his progeny, identifying a particular sacred fire named Rathantara and stating that the oblation offered into it is regarded by Adhvaryu priests as belonging to Mitravindā.