Shloka 93
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
अशस्त्रा देवता यत्र सशस्त्राश्चाहवं विना ।
कल्प्यन्ते मनुजैरर्च्यास्तत् परित्यज मन्दिरम् ॥
aśastrā devatā yatra saśastrāś cāhavaṃ vinā /
kalpyante manujair arcyās tat parityaja mandiram
ज्या ठिकाणी लोक देवतांची निरायुध मूर्ती घडवून पूजा करतात, किंवा युद्धाचा प्रसंग नसतानाही सायुध रूपांची पूजा करतात—ते देवालय/घर सोडून द्या।
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FAQs
Worship is not merely emotion; it requires right form (rūpa) and right understanding (bhāva). Distorted representations indicate confused dharma and are treated as spiritually unsafe.
Dharma-śāstra style instruction embedded in purāṇa narrative; not a pancalakṣaṇa topic.
Armed/unarmed forms correspond to distinct theological functions (śānti vs. ugra protection, etc.). Mixing cues without context is a symbolic ‘category error’ that disrupts the intended spiritual current of the shrine.