Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
एतेषामेव चैवोक्ता भूताḥ पापोपपादने ।
तस्माच्छ्येनादयो यस्य निलीयेयुः शिरस्यथ ॥
eteṣām eva caivoktā bhūtāḥ pāpopapādane | tasmāc chyenādayo yasya nilīyeyuḥ śirasy atha ||
On dit que ces êtres mêmes sont présents là où le péché est en train de se produire. Ainsi, si le faucon et les autres se posent sur la tête de quelqu’un, alors…
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Adharma is not only an inner condition but is said to have external ‘signatures.’ The teaching encourages vigilance: when signs of ruin appear, one should respond with correction and purification rather than complacency.
Dharma/nīti instruction; not a pancalakṣaṇa core segment, but a pragmatic layer commonly appended to purāṇic narratives.
The ‘head’ represents buddhi (discernment); ominous birds alighting there symbolizes the overshadowing of judgment by time, death, disease, and ruin.