The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
अहो कर्म महाश्रेष्ठं भगवन्स्तव भाषितम् ॥ मम चैव प्रियार्थाय तव भक्तसुखावहम्
aho karma mahāśreṣṭhaṁ bhagavans tava bhāṣitam || mama caiva priyārthāya tava bhakta-sukhāvaham
അഹോ! ഭഗവൻ, നിങ്ങളുടെ വചനങ്ങളിൽ പ്രസ്താവിച്ച കർമ്മം മഹാശ്രേഷ്ഠം; അത് എന്റെ പ്രിയാർത്ഥത്തിനും നിങ്ങളുടെ ഭക്തർക്കു സുഖമംഗളം നൽകുന്നതുമാണ്.
Pṛthivī (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
It exemplifies Purāṇic stuti-style validation of authoritative instruction, where ethical teaching is framed as an efficacious ‘act’ (karma) through speech.
No geographic site is referenced in this half-verse.
Valuing instruction that benefits others—especially communities of practice—over self-serving aims.
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