Shloka 9
अक्षद्यूतप्रवेशः — Kali’s Entry and the Initiation of the Dice-Contest
य इमां पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां संक्षिप्य ग्रसते पुन: । हुताशमीशं देवानां का त॑ं न वरयेत् पतिम्,“जो इस सारी पृथ्वीको संक्षिप्त करके पुनः अपना ग्रास बना लेते हैं, उन देवेश्वर अग्निको कौन नारी अपना पति न चुनेगी?
ya imāṃ pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ saṃkṣipya grasate punaḥ | hutāśam īśaṃ devānāṃ kā taṃ na varayet patim ||
能将这整个大地收摄于己，压缩之后再度吞噬者——又有哪位女子不会选择火神阿耆尼（Agni），那位诸神之主，为夫君呢？
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the persuasive force of divine sovereignty: extraordinary power and cosmic capacity (here attributed to Agni) naturally command reverence and can determine human choices, suggesting how authority and perceived greatness shape social and ethical decisions.
Bṛhadaśva, in the course of his narration, praises Agni as capable of consuming the whole earth and calls him the lord of the gods; he then frames a rhetorical question implying that any woman would choose such a being as husband, emphasizing Agni’s irresistible stature.