ब्रह्महत्या नोपसर्पेत्सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम् । मासोपवासी तत्क्षेत्रे अग्निहोत्री यतव्रतः
brahmahatyā nopasarpetsatyametanmayoditam | māsopavāsī tatkṣetre agnihotrī yatavrataḥ
Die Sünde der brahma-hatyā naht (dem dort Weilenden) nicht — dies ist die Wahrheit, die ich verkünde. In jenem Kṣetra: wer einen Monat fastet, das Agnihotra unterhält und gelobte Zucht bewahrt,—
Śiva (deduced from Mahādevī-addressed dialogue in this adhyāya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa/Viṣṇu-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Interlocutor receiving Prabhāsa-kṣetra instructions
Scene: A disciplined pilgrim-householder tends a small sacred fire (agnihotra) near the kṣetra, observing a month-fast; a protective aura around the precinct symbolizes brahma-hatyā being unable to approach.
A supremely holy kṣetra supports purification and protection from grave sin when paired with disciplined practice.
The sacred kṣetra within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya (contextually the Viṣṇu-kṣetra/Prabhāsa region).
Māsopavāsa (month-long fast), agnihotra, and observance of restrained vows (vrata-niyama).