राजोवाच । तदर्थमपि मे ब्रूहि प्रायश्चित्तं मुनीश्वर । कदाचिद्भक्षणं मे स्यात्तांबूलस्य तथाविधम्
rājovāca | tadarthamapi me brūhi prāyaścittaṃ munīśvara | kadācidbhakṣaṇaṃ me syāttāṃbūlasya tathāvidham
ରାଜା କହିଲେ—ହେ ମୁନୀଶ୍ୱର! ସେହି କାରଣରୁ ମୋତେ ପ୍ରାୟଶ୍ଚିତ୍ତ କୁହ; କେବେ କେବେ ମୋ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସେପରି ଅନୁଚିତ ତାମ୍ବୂଳଭକ୍ଷଣ ହୋଇଯାଏ।
Rājā (the king)
Listener: Munīśvara (sage)
Scene: The king rises slightly from his seat, hands folded, asking the sage for expiation; the sage sits composed, ready to instruct; a small betel box (tāmbūla-pātra) appears as a prop.
Dharma includes remedies: when faults occur, sincere seeking of prāyaścitta restores inner order and purity.
No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it prepares for a purificatory instruction typical of Tīrthamāhātmya chapters.
The king requests prāyaścitta for an improper tāmbūla act; details are given in the subsequent verses.
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