The Fire of Yagams

The easiest way to quench forest fires is to light a fire in a central place that the fires are bound to leap to. So, by the time the forest fires reach that place, the foliage would have already been burnt to ashes and there would be no opportunity for the forest fire to spread. One fire quenches another.

So too, the fire of Yagams (rituals) protects you from the cremation fire. Hence the fire offering to God in the form of Yagnas. If you hold on to this Fire with absolute conviction, it will help you merge into the Cosmic Supreme.

A true saint is one who is free not only from worldly desires but also worldly relationships. He has no relations or friend, but the entire world in his relation