Shloka 52
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
स गत्वा हवनीये>ग्नौ तीव्रं नियममास्थित: । जुहाव संस्कृतैर्मन्त्रेरकेकामाहुतिं नृप:,वहाँ जाकर अत्यन्त कठोर नियमोंका पालन करते हुए वे आहवनीय अम्निमें आभिचारिक मन्त्र पढ़कर एक-एक आहुति डालने लगे
sa gatvā havanīye ’gnau tīvrāṃ niyamam āsthitaḥ | juhāva saṃskṛtair mantrair ekāṃ ekām āhutiṃ nṛpaḥ ||
他到达那里后，国王以极其严厉的戒律自持，开始将供献之物一份一份投入阿婆婆尼耶（Āhavanīya）圣火之中，并诵念依仪轨精心备办的真言——此举显然带着强烈意志与明确目的，绝非寻常例行的祭祀。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power and moral weight of disciplined action (niyama) in ritual contexts: when a person—especially a ruler—undertakes severe restraint and performs offerings with properly prepared mantras, the act becomes a deliberate instrument of intention, raising ethical questions about how spiritual means are used.
Bhīṣma describes a king who goes to the sacrificial setting and, maintaining a very strict vow, begins offering oblations one by one into the Āhavanīya fire while reciting duly prepared mantras, indicating a sustained rite performed with focused purpose.