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The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter
कान्यकुब्जाधिपो राजा क्षत्रधर्मे व्यवस्थितः ॥ तस्य सत्रं सर्वकाले देवगर्त्तेश्वरे शिवे ॥
kānyakubjādhipo rājā kṣatradharme vyavasthitaḥ | tasya satraṃ sarvakālaṃ devagartteśvare śive ||
Царь, владыка Каньякубджи, был утверждён в дхарме кшатрия. Для него непрестанно совершался сатра — непрерывное жертвенное благодеяние — во все времена у Девагарттешвары, Шивы.
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It links kingship (kṣatriya-dharma) with continuous patronage of ritual institutions, reflecting a Purāṇic model of polity and religious endowment.
Kānyakubja is named; it is commonly identified with modern Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, India. Devagartteśvara appears as a named Śiva site in the narrative.
The verse presents an ideal of rulerly duty: steadfastness in kṣatriya-dharma together with sustained support of public ritual and sacred institutions.
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