अंतरात्मा ह्ययं साक्षान्निश्चितो ह्याशुशुक्षणिः । मांसग्रासान्पचेत्कुक्षौ स्त्रीणां नो मांसपेशिकाम्
aṃtarātmā hyayaṃ sākṣānniścito hyāśuśukṣaṇiḥ | māṃsagrāsānpacetkukṣau strīṇāṃ no māṃsapeśikām
Chính Agni này được xác quyết là Nội Ngã hiển lộ và là chứng nhân trực tiếp, nuốt cháy mau lẹ. Hãy nấu chín những miếng thịt trong bụng, nhưng chớ ‘nấu’ khối thịt của người nữ (thai nhi).
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Antarāgni / Agni as sākṣin (conceptual tīrtha within Kāśī teaching)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two-layer composition: outer—Agni blazing as sacred fire; inner—within a human silhouette, a subtle flame at the navel/heart representing antarāgni, with an all-seeing eye motif for sākṣin; a protective gesture toward women, indicating prohibition of harm.
Agni is invoked as the inner witness and moral force, emphasizing restraint and protection against grave harm—especially toward women and unborn life.
The verse sits within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered teaching, though it functions primarily as ethical instruction rather than site-description.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse uses the metaphor of ‘cooking/digesting’ to set an ethical prohibition and uphold dharma.