विश्वामित्रप्रयुक्तेयं शक्तिर्मम वधाय च । कृत्या रूपा सुमंत्रैश्च सामवेदसमुद्भवैः
viśvāmitraprayukteyaṃ śaktirmama vadhāya ca | kṛtyā rūpā sumaṃtraiśca sāmavedasamudbhavaiḥ
«إن هذه القوّة قد أطلقها فيشواميترا لهلاكي. وهي على هيئة كِرْتْيَا، صيغت بتعاويذ شديدة وُلدت من السامافيدا.»
Vasiṣṭha (deduced from immediate context of recognition and later direct speech)
Tirtha: Vasiṣṭha-āśrama (as narrative locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vasiṣṭha identifies the fiery entity as a kṛtyā—an embodied hostile rite—sent by Viśvāmitra; the air vibrates with Sāmavedic tonal power turned dark.
Spiritual power used for harm becomes a test of dharma; the righteous recognize hostility yet respond with higher restraint and wisdom.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter, but this line itself focuses on the Vasiṣṭha–Viśvāmitra episode rather than naming a site.
No public ritual is prescribed; the verse references mantra-application from the Sāmaveda in a protective/hostile magical context.
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