अज्ञानाज्ज्ञानतो वापि राजादेर्निग्रहात्तथा । नित्यकर्मनिवृत्तिः स्याद्यस्य पुंसोऽवशात्मनः । तेनाप्यत्र विधातव्यं प्रायश्चित्तं प्रयत्नतः
ajñānājjñānato vāpi rājādernigrahāttathā | nityakarmanivṛttiḥ syādyasya puṃso'vaśātmanaḥ | tenāpyatra vidhātavyaṃ prāyaścittaṃ prayatnataḥ
અજ્ઞાનથી કે જાણીને, તેમજ રાજા વગેરેના નિયંત્રણથી, જો અશક્ત પુરુષના નિત્યકર્મોમાં વિઘ્ન પડે, તો તેણે પણ અહીં પ્રયત્નપૂર્વક પ્રાયશ્ચિત્ત કરવું જોઈએ.
Agastya (narration continues)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A weary pilgrim, restrained by guards or burdened by hardship, is released and approaches a priest at Ayodhyā to perform expiation for missed daily rites; the scene emphasizes compassion and renewal.
Even involuntary lapses in duty are to be healed through dharmic correction—prāyaścitta preserves spiritual integrity amid hardship.
Ayodhyā is again indicated by “atra,” as a fitting setting for rectifying missed nitya-karmas through expiation.
Prāyaścitta is prescribed for nitya-karma-nivṛtti (lapse of daily rites), even when caused by compulsion.