तथापि सर्वदा भाव्यं नित्यं देव त्वया विभो । अस्मद्रक्षार्थमत्रैव विजितेन्द्रियवर्त्मना
tathāpi sarvadā bhāvyaṃ nityaṃ deva tvayā vibho | asmadrakṣārthamatraiva vijitendriyavartmanā
“તથાપિ, હે વિભો દેવ! ઇન્દ્રિયજયના માર્ગે ચાલીને, અમારી રક્ષા માટે આપને સદા નિત્ય અહીં જ નિવાસ કરવો જોઈએ।”
Devas
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas petition the Lord to remain there always for their protection; the Lord is depicted as steady, luminous, embodying self-mastery and guardianship over the kṣetra.
Protection and order in the world are linked to the Lord’s sustaining presence and to the dharmic ideal of self-control.
Ayodhyā is implied by “here itself (atraiva)” as the place where the devas request the Lord to remain for protection.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse upholds indriya-nigraha (sense-control) as a spiritual discipline.
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