Procedure for the Vow that Cultivates Valor
Durgā Navamī Observance
एवं कृते भ्रष्टराज्यो लभेद्राज्यं न संशयः । अविद्यो लभते विद्यां भीतः शौर्यं च विदन्ति ॥ ६४.६ ॥
evaṁ kṛte bhraṣṭarājyo labhed rājyaṁ na saṁśayaḥ | avidyo labhate vidyāṁ bhītaḥ śauryaṁ ca vidanti || 64.6 ||
Hecho esto, un rey que ha caído de la soberanía recobra su reino, sin duda. El ignorante alcanza el conocimiento, y los temerosos llegan a ser reconocidos como poseedores de valor.
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit attribution not present in excerpt)
It reflects a common Purāṇic nīti motif: prescribed disciplines or meritorious acts are presented as restoring social order—especially kingship—by linking political legitimacy with ethical or ritual correctness.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a general maxim rather than a site-specific (tīrtha/geography) reference.
The verse emphasizes the transformative efficacy of correctly performed prescribed conduct: it can restore lost status (kingship), remedy ignorance through learning, and replace fear with recognized courage.
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