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Shloka 6

अग्निशाप-प्रसंगः

Agni’s Curse and the Restoration of Ritual Order

इस प्रकार श्रीमहा भारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत पौलोगपर्वमें अग्निशापविषयक छठा अध्याय पूरा हुआ,योगेन बहुधात्मानं कृत्वा तिष्ठामि मूर्तिषु अन्निहात्रेषु सत्रेषु क्रियासु च मखेषु च 'मैं योगसिद्धिके बलसे अपने-आपको अनेक रूपोंमें प्रकट करके गार्हपत्य और दक्षिणाग्नि आदि मूर्तियोंमें, नित्य किये जानेवाले अन्निहोत्रोंमें, अनेक व्यक्तियोंद्वारा संचालित सत्रोंमें, गर्भाधान आदि क्रियाओंमें तथा ज्योतिष्टोम आदि मखों (यज्ञों)-में सदा निवास करता हूँ

yogena bahudhātmānaṃ kṛtvā tiṣṭhāmi mūrtiṣu | agnihotreṣu satreṣu kriyāsu ca makheṣu ca ||

“凭借瑜伽之力,我化现为多种形相而恒常安住:在圣火的诸种体现中,如家火(Gārhapatya)与南火(Dakṣiṇāgni);在每日的阿耆尼霍多罗(Agnihotra)供献中;在由多位祭司共同主持的长时祭会(satra)中;在受胎等人生礼仪(garbhādhāna)中;以及在如光明祭(Jyotiṣṭoma)等宏大的吠陀祭祀之中。”

योगेनby yoga
योगेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयोग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
बहुधाin many ways
बहुधा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहुधा
आत्मानम्the self
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving made
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त्वा, Active, Absolutive (gerund)
तिष्ठामिI stand / I remain
तिष्ठामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormLat (Present), Parasmaipada, First, Singular
मूर्तिषुin forms
मूर्तिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्ति
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
अग्निहोत्रेषुin agnihotra rites
अग्निहोत्रेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निहोत्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
सत्रेषुin sattra-sacrifices
सत्रेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
क्रियासुin rites/ceremonial acts
क्रियासु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रिया
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मखेषुin sacrifices (makhas)
मखेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमख
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

शौनक उवाच

Ś
Śaunaka
Y
Yoga
G
Gārhapatya (sacred fire)
D
Dakṣiṇāgni (sacred fire)
A
Agnihotra
S
Satra
S
Saṃskāra rites (e.g., Garbhādhāna)
M
Makha/Yajña
J
Jyotiṣṭoma

Educational Q&A

The core teaching is that through yogic power the divine (or a transcendent being) can be present in multiple ritual forms simultaneously, emphasizing that dharmic rites—fires, daily offerings, saṃskāras, and major yajñas—are not merely external acts but loci of sacred presence when performed according to order and discipline.

Within the Adi Parva’s early framing discourse attributed to Śaunaka, the text presents a statement (in the voice of a divine/ritual principle) describing continual residence in various Vedic ritual contexts—sacred fires, Agnihotra, satras, life‑cycle rites, and Soma sacrifices—thereby linking the epic’s world to the sustaining framework of Vedic dharma.