ललाटे पतिता तस्य त्रिपुंड्रांकिंतमुद्रया । चैतन्येन विना तस्य देहमात्रैकलग्नया
lalāṭe patitā tasya tripuṃḍrāṃkiṃtamudrayā | caitanyena vinā tasya dehamātraikalagnayā
វាត្រូវបានសម្គាល់ដោយត្រានៃត្រីពុណ្ឌ្រ (បន្ទាត់ធូលីបី) ហើយធ្លាក់លើថ្ងាសរបស់គាត់។ ប៉ុន្តែដោយគ្មានចិត្តដឹងនិងសទ្ធា វាបានជាប់ត្រឹមតែជាសញ្ញាលើរាងកាយប៉ុណ្ណោះ។
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Listener: Brāhmaṇas
Scene: Close view of the thief’s forehead as the tripuṇḍra-mark (like a stamped seal) settles upon it; the face is lifeless, emphasizing ‘without caitanya,’ while a subtle divine aura indicates latent potency.
Outer Śaiva marks like tripuṇḍra bear fruit when joined with inner conscious devotion; otherwise they remain merely physical.
Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra is the wider setting of this teaching in the Kedārakhaṇḍa.
The verse implies wearing/placing tripuṇḍra (sacred ash lines), emphasizing that it should be done with devotional awareness.
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