दुहितृत्वं हि मे गच्छ एवमेतन्महच्छरम् । नियच्छे त्वद्वधार्थं च प्रयुक्तं घोरदर्शनम् । प्रत्युवाच ततो वैन्यमेवमुक्ता महासती
duhitṛtvaṃ hi me gaccha evametanmahaccharam | niyacche tvadvadhārthaṃ ca prayuktaṃ ghoradarśanam | pratyuvāca tato vainyamevamuktā mahāsatī
«Sei mir wie eine Tochter—so sei es.» Dann werde ich den großen Pfeil, schrecklich anzusehen, der zu deiner Tötung abgeschossen wurde, zurückhalten. So angesprochen erwiderte die große tugendhafte Frau dem Vainya (dem König).
Vasudhā (Bhū-devī / Earth-goddess), with narrator closure in the final pāda
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A king (Vainya/Pṛthu) stands with bow drawn; a colossal, fearsome arrow hangs mid-air, arrested by a vow. The Earth-goddess, serene yet resolute, accepts daughterhood, turning imminent death into protection.
Dharma culminates in reconciliation and right relationship: force is restrained when order and nurture are restored.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya frames this archetypal story to celebrate the dharmic power of sacred land.
None; the verse narrates a turning point in the mythic dialogue rather than prescribing a rite.