श्राद्धे तस्यापि तत्सर्वं व्यर्थतां संप्रयास्यति । सर्वेषां नागराणां च मर्यादेयं कृता मया
śrāddhe tasyāpi tatsarvaṃ vyarthatāṃ saṃprayāsyati | sarveṣāṃ nāgarāṇāṃ ca maryādeyaṃ kṛtā mayā
ତାହାର ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେ ସବୁ ବ୍ୟର୍ଥ ହୋଇଯାଏ; ସମସ୍ତ ‘ନାଗର’ଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏହି ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା ମୁଁ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଧାରଣ କରିଛି।
Unspecified in the snippet (the teacher asserts authorship of the maryādā)
Listener: All Nāgaras / dvijottamas
Scene: Skanda as a youthful divine teacher (or an authoritative sage-figure representing his voice) presents a palm-leaf charter labeled 'Nāgara-maryādā' to assembled dvijas; behind, a śrāddha scene is shown correctly performed, glowing with auspiciousness.
Śrāddha is not merely an act but a regulated dharmic rite; violating established norms nullifies the intended merit.
No individual tīrtha is named; the passage functions as a normative framework within a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
Follow the declared maryādā for Nāgaras in śrāddha and related rites; otherwise the śrāddha becomes ineffective.
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