एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु भ्रममाणे यदृच्छया । कश्चित्कार्पटिकः प्राप्तो दिव्यरूपवपुर्धरः
etasminneva kāle tu bhramamāṇe yadṛcchayā | kaścitkārpaṭikaḥ prāpto divyarūpavapurdharaḥ
Nesse mesmo tempo, enquanto ele vagava ao acaso, chegou um certo kārpaṭika (mendicante asceta), cujo corpo trazia uma forma divina.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context; specific speaker not explicit in this excerpt)
Scene: A radiant mendicant in patched garments (kārpaṭika) enters the troubled city; despite ascetic attire, his body shines with divine luster, drawing all eyes.
In moments of crisis, providence often sends a saintly guide who redirects despair into a dharmic path.
Not named in this verse; the arrival of the kārpaṭika foreshadows guidance toward a curative tīrtha.
No ritual is prescribed here; it introduces the saintly figure who will prescribe the tīrtha practice.
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