द्वैतवन-सरः प्रवेशविघ्नः
Dvaītavana Lake: Obstructed Entry
कि करोमीति ता: स्कन्दं सम्प्राप्ता:समभाषयन् | तप नामक अग्निने जिन कन्याओंको जन्म दिया, वे सब स्कन्दके पास आयीं और पूछने लगीं--“हम कया करें?”
kiṃ karomīti tāḥ skandaṃ samprāptāḥ samabhāṣayan |
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having come into Skanda’s presence, those maidens addressed him, asking, “What should we do?” The moment frames a moral turning point: beings born through ascetic power and divine fire seek rightful direction from a worthy authority, implying that action should be guided by dharma rather than impulse or fear.
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