शंखतीर्थे स्थितो नित्यं समाहूय ततः सुतान् । पुत्रान्पौत्रांस्तथा भृत्यान्वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह
śaṃkhatīrthe sthito nityaṃ samāhūya tataḥ sutān | putrānpautrāṃstathā bhṛtyānvākyametaduvāca ha
Demeurant sans cesse à Śaṅkhatīrtha, il convoqua ensuite ses fils, ainsi que ses petits-fils et ses serviteurs, et prononça ces paroles.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Dharma is preserved through deliberate transmission—elders instruct heirs and dependents to uphold sacred trusts.
Śaṅkhatīrtha.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it introduces an instruction regarding dharmic protection connected to the tīrtha.