ये पुनः पृष्ठदेशे तु हन्यते भयविक्लवाः । भुज्यमानाः परैस्ते च प्रेताः स्युस्त्रिदशाधिप
ye punaḥ pṛṣṭhadeśe tu hanyate bhayaviklavāḥ | bhujyamānāḥ paraiste ca pretāḥ syustridaśādhipa
પરંતુ જે ભયથી વ્યાકુળ થઈ પીઠ પરથી ઘાતથી મરે છે, અને પરાઓ દ્વારા દબાઈ જાય છે—તે પ્રેત બને છે, હે ત્રિદશાધિપ।
Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Dhārātīrtha (contextual)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Indra (tridaśādhipa)
Scene: A stark contrast is drawn: those struck from behind while fleeing in fear become pretas; imagery focuses on the moment of panic, the blow from behind, and the ensuing restless spirit-state.
Cowardice and panic at death are portrayed as spiritually destabilizing, yielding preta-bhāva rather than auspicious gati—even within a tīrtha narrative.
Dhārātīrtha remains the Adhyāya’s setting, though this verse focuses on the negative outcome for the fearful and fleeing.
None; it is a doctrinal statement about preta-gati.
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