आयुर्वृत्तिं सुतान्सौख्यमस्माकं लिखति स्वयम् । ललाटे चित्रगुप्तोऽसौ न देवानां तु तत्समम्
āyurvṛttiṃ sutānsaukhyamasmākaṃ likhati svayam | lalāṭe citragupto'sau na devānāṃ tu tatsamam
Unsere Lebensspanne, unser Erwerb, unsere Kinder und unser Glück—Citragupta selbst schreibt es auf die Stirn; doch unter den Göttern gibt es nichts, was dem gleichkäme.
Unspecified (contextual speaker within the Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya narrative)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Citragupta, serene yet formidable, inscribes destinies on a luminous forehead-scroll of a human figure; nearby, a pilgrim offers water and flowers at a shrine, suggesting agency within destiny through dharma.
Human life is bound to karmic accounting; awareness of moral record-keeping supports disciplined dharma and sacred practice.
The verse is embedded in Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), where karmic reflection heightens the value of tīrtha-sevā and merit.
No direct ritual is specified in this verse.