विधियज्ञाः प्रवर्तंते पृथिव्यां बहुदक्षिणाः । निराबाधं तपः कच्चिदस्ति शश्वत्तपस्विनाम्
vidhiyajñāḥ pravartaṃte pṛthivyāṃ bahudakṣiṇāḥ | nirābādhaṃ tapaḥ kaccidasti śaśvattapasvinām
Les sacrifices prescrits par la règle s’accomplissent-ils sur la terre, riches en dons et en dákṣiṇā ? Et les ascètes, toujours voués à la tapas, accomplissent-ils leurs austérités sans obstacle ?
Śiva (Śambhu)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)
Scene: Two parallel sacred scenes: a Vedic yajña with blazing fire, priests chanting, patrons offering abundant dakṣiṇā; and nearby, ascetics in forest-edge or riverside hermitage practicing tapas in undisturbed stillness.
Dharma is upheld through yajña (sacred duty with generosity) and tapas (disciplined inner power) protected from disruption.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse reflects the dharmic climate within the Kāśī-centered purāṇic setting.
Performance of injunction-based yajñas with proper dakṣiṇā; protection of ascetics’ tapas from hindrance.