क्षुत्पिपासोद्भवापीडा महती समजायत । तेषां च दैविकानां च पितॄणां नृपसत्तम
kṣutpipāsodbhavāpīḍā mahatī samajāyata | teṣāṃ ca daivikānāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ nṛpasattama
Una gran aflicción nacida del hambre y la sed sobrevino también a aquellos Pitṛs divinos, oh el mejor de los reyes.
Unspecified narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya (addressing a king)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpasattama)
Scene: A stark depiction of Pitṛs afflicted by hunger and thirst—divine yet suffering—conveying urgency for descendants to restore offerings.
Offerings are portrayed as real sustenance for the Pitṛs; neglect results in their distress, reinforcing the duty of śrāddha.
The tīrtha context is background; this verse highlights pitṛ-loka consequence rather than a place-name.
Implicitly, restoring proper śrāddha/tarpaṇa with food and water offerings to relieve the Pitṛs.
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