वृकोदराय वृकाय दक्षिणेशाय ते नमः । नीलाय चित्रगुप्ताय चित्र वैचित्र ते नमः
vṛkodarāya vṛkāya dakṣiṇeśāya te namaḥ | nīlāya citraguptāya citra vaicitra te namaḥ
Hommage à toi en tant que Vṛkodara, en tant que Vṛka et en tant que Dakṣiṇeśa. Hommage à toi en tant que Nīla, en tant que Citragupta et en tant que Citra–Vaicitra, aux formes merveilleusement variées.
Skanda (deduced; mantra-style invocation within the tarpaṇa context)
Tirtha: Dharmavāpī (contextual)
Type: kund
Scene: A devotee recites salutations listing Yama’s epithets; in visionary overlay, Yama’s various aspects appear—stern Dharmarāja, dark Nīla, and Citragupta with ledger—yet the scene remains pacificatory.
Dharma is upheld through remembrance and reverence toward the cosmic order—Yama and his recording principle (Citragupta).
The invocation belongs to the Dharmavāpī tarpaṇa sequence in Dharmāraṇya.
Recitation of salutations (namaḥ) using specific epithets during Yama-tarpaṇa.