Shloka 18
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
अग्निदेव इस जगत्के पालक, अनिर्वचनीय, सर्वव्यापी, सबके उत्पादक, समस्त प्राणियोंके हृदयमें शयन करनेवाले, सर्वसमर्थ तथा रुद्रसे भी ज्येष्ठ हैं ।।
agnidevaḥ asya jagataḥ pālakaḥ, anirvacanīyaḥ, sarvavyāpī, sarveṣāṃ janakaḥ, samasta-prāṇināṃ hṛdaye śayana-kartā, sarva-samarthaś ca rudrād api jyeṣṭhaḥ. anveṣyatāṃ sa tu kṣipraṃ tejorāśir hutāśanaḥ; sa vo manogataṃ kāmaṃ devaḥ sampādayiṣyati.
毗湿摩说道：阿耆尼（火神）是此世的护持者——不可言诠，遍在一切，生出万有，栖居于一切众生之心，全能无碍，且比鲁陀罗更为古老。你们当速速寻求胡塔沙那（Hutāśana），那一团光焰之聚；此神必能成就你们心中所怀之愿。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Agni as a cosmic guardian and an indwelling divine presence; by promptly seeking and honoring such a deity, one’s rightful inner aims can be brought to completion—highlighting devotion, urgency in spiritual effort, and trust in divine order.
Bhishma is instructing his listeners to approach Agni—described with exalted attributes—and assures them that this deity, the radiant Hutashana, will fulfill the desire they hold in their minds.