एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो रौद्रं ज्ञानिना समुदाहृतम् । व्रतोपनयनं चक्रे बालकस्य पिता तदा
etacchrutvā vaco raudraṃ jñāninā samudāhṛtam | vratopanayanaṃ cakre bālakasya pitā tadā
Al oír aquellas palabras severas pronunciadas por el conocedor, el padre del niño realizó entonces el voto y la iniciación (upanayana) para el pequeño.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka et al. (frame)
Scene: The father performs upanayana: the boy receives yajñopavīta, holds a daṇḍa, and is instructed in discipline; the atmosphere is solemn, driven by impending danger.
When confronted with impermanence, dharma responds through timely saṃskāras and disciplined vows rather than paralysis.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where sacred practice and life-turning rites are portrayed as especially meaningful.
Vrata and upanayana (the sacred-thread initiation) for the boy.