किमेतदिति जल्पंतो ब्रह्माणं शरणं गताः । भगवंस्तापसाः सर्वे तथा ये ज्ञानशीलिनः
kimetaditi jalpaṃto brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ | bhagavaṃstāpasāḥ sarve tathā ye jñānaśīlinaḥ
“ಇದೇನು?” ಎಂದು ಮಾತಾಡುತ್ತಾ, ಎಲ್ಲ ತಪಸ್ವಿಗಳೂ ಜ್ಞಾನನಿಷ್ಠರೂ ‘ಹೇ ಭಗವನ್’ ಎಂದು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ ಶರಣಿಗೆ ಹೋದರು।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame assumed)
Scene: A group of ascetics and jñāna-śīlin sages, startled and questioning, travel or mentally ascend to Brahmā’s presence; hands folded, voices raised: 'kim etat?'.
In bewildering times, the wise seek higher guidance; taking refuge in divine wisdom is the first step toward restoring dharma.
The episode occurs within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, connecting cosmic events to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the act emphasized is śaraṇāgati—seeking refuge and counsel.
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