Shloka 44
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
तदेवायतन चक्कु: पुण्यं सर्वक्रियास्वपि । ततः प्रभृति चाप्यग्नि: शमीगर्भेषु दृश्यते
tad evāyatanaṃ cakṣuḥ puṇyaṃ sarvakriyāsv api | tataḥ prabhṛti cāpy agniḥ śamīgarbheṣu dṛśyate ||
毗湿摩说道：“正是那娑弥树成了一切仪式的圣所与可见之征。自此以后，人们见阿耆尼居于娑弥之‘胎’（中空/心髓）。”此段以娑弥为火之清净处所，使祭祀之行根植于合乎达摩、受认可的源头，并强调宗教实践中的清净与正当之法。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual action should be grounded in a pure, sanctioned source: śamī is established as a holy locus for Agni, highlighting dharmic propriety, purity, and the right means in sacred rites.
Bhishma recounts that the gods, having perceived Agni within the śamī, designated śamī as Agni’s sacred seat for all ritual acts; thereafter Agni is said to be visible within the śamī’s interior.