संयताः कामनासक्ता राज्यकामार्थसाधकाः । पद्मास्ते साधकाः ख्याता भिक्षाचर्यारताः सदा
saṃyatāḥ kāmanāsaktā rājyakāmārthasādhakāḥ | padmāste sādhakāḥ khyātā bhikṣācaryāratāḥ sadā
Самообузданные, но всё же привязанные к желаниям, стремящиеся к царской власти и мирской выгоде, — такие подвижники известны как садхаки «Падма», всегда пребывающие в подвиге жизни на подаянии.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of ascetics with begging bowls and matted hair stand near a sacred precinct; some gaze toward a throne/crown symbolizing rājya-kāma, while continuing bhikṣā-caryā—showing the tension between restraint and desire.
It notes that even disciplined practitioners may carry worldly aims; the text categorizes such mixed-motive sādhana rather than idealizing it.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as a setting where diverse ascetic and semi-ascetic lifestyles are encountered.
Bhikṣācaryā—maintaining oneself through alms as a regular discipline.