Shloka 8
Marutta’s Sacrifice and Agni’s Embassy (मरुत्त-यज्ञे दूतत्वम्)
इन्द्र उवाच एहि गच्छ प्रहितो जातवेदो बृहस्पतिं परिदातुं मरुत्ते । अयं वै त्वां याजयिता बृहस्पति- स्तथामरं चैव करिष्यतीति
indra uvāca: ehi gaccha prahito jātavedo bṛhaspatiṃ paridātuṃ marutte | ayaṃ vai tvāṃ yājayitā bṛhaspatis tathāmaraṃ caiva kariṣyatīti ||
因陀罗说道：“来吧，阇多韦达斯（阿耆尼）。奉我之命前往，将布里哈斯帕提送至马鲁塔处。到那里对国王说：‘正是这位布里哈斯帕提将作你的祭官，主持你的祭祀；凭此仪轨，他将使你得“不死”——即不朽的声名与登临天界的成就。’”
इन्द्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual action (yajña) should be guided by rightful spiritual authority: Indra directs that Bṛhaspati, the proper preceptor, conduct Marutta’s sacrifice. The promise of ‘immortality’ points to the ethical idea that correctly performed sacred duty yields enduring spiritual merit and undying fame, not merely worldly gain.
Indra commissions Agni (Jātavedas) as a messenger to go to King Marutta and bring Bṛhaspati to him. Agni is to tell Marutta that Bṛhaspati himself will officiate the king’s yajña and, through that sacrificial undertaking, will grant him ‘amaratva’—lasting renown and heavenly attainment.