वरिष्ठमग्निहोत्राद्धि ब्राह्मणस्य मुखे हुतम् । विप्राणां वपुराश्रित्य सर्वास्तिष्ठंति देवताः
variṣṭhamagnihotrāddhi brāhmaṇasya mukhe hutam | viprāṇāṃ vapurāśritya sarvāstiṣṭhaṃti devatāḥ
Cao quý hơn cả lễ agnihotra là vật cúng được dâng vào miệng một Bà-la-môn. Nương tựa nơi thân của các bậc học giả (vipra), hết thảy chư thiên đều an trụ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the assembled sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
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Scene: A pilgrim offers food/water into the hands/mouth of a seated brahmana; above or subtly within him, multiple deities are suggested as residing—an adbhuta ‘living shrine’ motif; a small homa-fire in the background contrasts with the ‘mouth-offering’.
Hospitality and giving to the worthy (especially feeding Brāhmaṇas) is exalted as a high form of sacrifice.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dāna and satkāra are integral to pilgrimage merit.
Offering food to Brāhmaṇas (anna-dāna/atithi-sevā) is praised as surpassing even agnihotra in excellence.
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