ततः संकोचयामास तज्जालं पापनायकः । जालस्थांस्तु तदा जीवानुपाहृत्य मुमोच ह
tataḥ saṃkocayāmāsa tajjālaṃ pāpanāyakaḥ | jālasthāṃstu tadā jīvānupāhṛtya mumoca ha
Darauf zog der Anführer der Sünder das Netz zusammen und straffte es; und nachdem er die darin gefangenen Lebewesen an sich genommen hatte, ließ er (das Netz) wieder los.
Unspecified narrator
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sinner tightens the net, removes the trapped creatures, and releases the net again—suggesting systematic predation.
The text underscores the moral weight of harming living beings, especially in landscapes associated with sacred travel and dharma.
Not specified in the verse; it continues a moralizing episode within the broader tīrtha narrative.
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