ततः संपूज्य तत्सर्वान्गंधतांबूलकुंकुमैः । शांतिपाठं पठंतस्ते हृष्टा निजगृहान्ययुः
tataḥ saṃpūjya tatsarvāngaṃdhatāṃbūlakuṃkumaiḥ | śāṃtipāṭhaṃ paṭhaṃtaste hṛṣṭā nijagṛhānyayuḥ
Então, tendo honrado plenamente a todos com perfumes, tāmbūla (betel) e kunkuma (açafrão), recitaram o Śānti-pāṭha; e, com o coração jubiloso, foram para suas próprias casas.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Dharmāraṇya episode; specific speaker not explicit in this excerpt)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group honoring elders/guests with fragrant offerings, betel leaves, and saffron/vermillion; then a seated/standing circle chanting śānti-pāṭha, faces bright with satisfaction as they depart homeward.
Auspicious worship (upacāra) culminates in śānti—peace invoked through sacred recitation and reverent offerings.
Dharmāraṇya is the praised sacred locale; the verse situates ritual practice within that sanctified environment.
Offering gandha (perfume), tāmbūla (betel), and kuṃkuma, followed by recitation of the Śānti-pāṭha.