Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
पूजिताश्च यथान्यायं तुष्टिं गच्छन्तु सर्वशः ।
कुष्माण्डा यातुधानाश्च ये चान्ये गणसंज्ञिताः ॥
pūjitāś ca yathā-nyāyaṃ tuṣṭiṃ gacchantu sarvaśaḥ |
kuṣmāṇḍā yātudhānāś ca ye cānye gaṇa-saṃjñitāḥ ||
Setelah dipuja menurut aturan yang tepat, semoga mereka semua, dalam segala hal, mencapai kepuasan—iaitu para Kuṣmāṇḍa, para Yātudhāna, dan sesiapa jua yang lain yang dikenali sebagai gaṇa.
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The text emphasizes regulated worship (not superstition): when engaging with feared or liminal forces, one follows dharmic procedure (nyāya), aiming at pacification and social stability.
Ācāra/Dharma ritual segment; not a direct Pancalakṣaṇa narrative unit.
‘Gaṇas’ represent clustered tendencies—chaotic impulses or environmental/psychic disturbances. Proper pūjā ‘orders the host,’ turning disruptive multiplicity into appeased balance (tuṣṭi).