प्राजापत्या महीपालाः कपोता ग्रंथिकास्तथा । कुटिकाश्चाथ वैतालाः पद्महंसा वरानने
prājāpatyā mahīpālāḥ kapotā graṃthikāstathā | kuṭikāścātha vaitālāḥ padmahaṃsā varānane
வரானனே! பிராஜாபத்யர், மஹீபாலர், கபோதர், கிரந்திகர்; மேலும் குடிகா; அதோடு வைதாலர் மற்றும் பத்மஹம்ஸர்—இவ்வகைகள் ஆகும்।
Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: varānanā (fair-faced lady)
Scene: A litany of resident-orders is recited; visualized as a procession or tableau of distinct ascetic types—some with manuscripts (Granthika), some in small huts (Kuṭikā), some swan-symbolic renunciants (Padmahaṃsa)—all within the Prabhāsa sacred landscape.
The tradition recognizes multiple legitimate disciplines for holy-place living, each with its own rule and character.
Prabhāsakṣetra, described as hosting varied dharmic lifestyles among residents.
This verse lists categories; the prescriptions (their vṛtti/vows) are indicated to be explained subsequently.