त्रयाणां पावकानां स सत्रे तस्मिन् महामुनिः ॥
आसीत् पुरस्ताद् दीप्तानां चतुर्थ इव पावकः ॥
तेन यज्ञेन शुभ्रेण हूयमानेन युक्तितः ॥
तद् विदीपितम् आकाशं सूर्येणेव घनात्यये ॥
तं वसिष्ठादयः सर्वे मुनयस् तत्र मेनिरे ॥
तेजसा दिवि दीप्यन्तं द्वितीयम् इव भास्करम् ॥
trayāṇāṃ pāvakānāṃ sa satre tasmin mahāmuniḥ ||
āsīt purastād dīptānāṃ caturtha iva pāvakaḥ ||
tena yajñena śubhreṇa hūyamānena yuktitaḥ ||
tad vidīpitam ākāśaṃ sūryeṇeva ghanātyaye ||
taṃ vasiṣṭhādayaḥ sarve munayas tatra menire ||
tejasā divi dīpyantaṃ dvitīyam iva bhāskaram ||
"Among the three sacred fires at that sacrifice the great sage stood before the blazing three like a fourth fire. By that bright, duly offered sacrifice the sky was illumined, as by the sun when the clouds have passed; and all the sages there, Vasishtha and the rest, considered him blazing in the sky with splendor, like a second sun."
6c6bd4ba8187 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:37:22 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the fearsome majesty of the blazing rite reveals itself. It is significant that Parashara shines "like a fourth fire," "like a second sun": the power of his austerity is beyond doubt, but it is now turned toward destruction. This shows that great power in itself is not yet a good -- it is resplendent in both right and wrong deeds; its worth lies in what it is turned toward. Thus the scripture reveals how fearsome an ascetic is in wrath; and the very splendor of the rite is a reminder that this power must be directed toward good, not toward vengeance.