वंशोच्छेदं समासाद्य गमिष्यति यमालयम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन रक्षणीयमिदं पुरम् । मम वाक्याद्विशेषेण हितमिच्छद्भिरात्मनः
vaṃśocchedaṃ samāsādya gamiṣyati yamālayam | tasmātsarvaprayatnena rakṣaṇīyamidaṃ puram | mama vākyādviśeṣeṇa hitamicchadbhirātmanaḥ
Столкнувшись с пресечением своего рода, он отправится в обитель Ямы. Потому всеми силами следует оберегать этот город — особенно по моему повелению — тем, кто желает блага себе самому.
A king/ruler (issuing a final emphatic injunction)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A proclamation scene: Skanda’s authority implied; townspeople and a ruler vow to protect the sacred town; in contrast, a shadow-vision shows Yama’s abode and a withered family tree symbolizing lineage extinction.
Safeguarding dharmic institutions protects one’s own welfare; violating them is said to destroy lineage and lead to Yama’s realm.
The town associated with Śaṅkhatīrtha in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.
A strong dharmic injunction: protect the endowed town with full effort as a continuing obligation.