ततः स भोजनं चक्रे क्षुधार्तश्च पपौ जलम् । भयं त्यक्त्वा सुविश्रब्धः प्रेतराजस्य शासनात्
tataḥ sa bhojanaṃ cakre kṣudhārtaśca papau jalam | bhayaṃ tyaktvā suviśrabdhaḥ pretarājasya śāsanāt
បន្ទាប់មក គាត់បានរៀបចំអាហារ ហើយដោយទុក្ខឃ្លាន បានផឹកទឹក។ បោះបង់ភ័យ ក្លាយជាស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ និងទុកចិត្ត ដោយព្រះបញ្ជារបស់ស្តេចព្រេត។
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The traveler cooks and eats, then drinks water with relief; his tense posture softens into calm as the preta-king’s command guarantees safety; the eerie court recedes into quiet order.
Dharma performed with trust (even amid fear) restores steadiness and opens the way for auspicious outcomes.
Not specified in this verse; it continues the episode that supports the tīrtha-māhātmya teaching.
Practical atithi-sevā: preparing food and providing water, done without fear and with composure.