अथ ते विस्मिताः सर्वे देवशर्मपुरःसराः । ब्राह्मणास्तं समुद्वीक्ष्य वेदोच्चारपरायणम्
atha te vismitāḥ sarve devaśarmapuraḥsarāḥ | brāhmaṇāstaṃ samudvīkṣya vedoccāraparāyaṇam
তখন দেবশর্মার নেতৃত্বে সকল ব্রাহ্মণ তাকে বেদোচ্চারণে সম্পূর্ণ নিমগ্ন দেখে বিস্মিত হয়ে গেল।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrative voice)
Dharma can manifest unexpectedly; the wise pause when confronted with signs of sacred truth (like Vedic recitation) even amid conflict.
Not named in this verse; it continues the tīrtha-māhātmya storyline within Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
Implicit emphasis on Veda recitation (vedoccāra) as a sanctifying act, without a formal prescription.