यावद्दीपो गतप्रायो वर्त्तिच्छेदोऽभवत्किल । तावत्तेन दशा दत्ता द्रव्यान्वेषणकारणात्
yāvaddīpo gataprāyo vartticchedo'bhavatkila | tāvattena daśā dattā dravyānveṣaṇakāraṇāt
விளக்கு அணையத் துடித்தபோது, திரியும் துண்டிக்கப்பட்ட அந்த நொடியிலேயே, பொருள் தேடிய காரணத்தால் அவன் தாக்கப்பட்டு விழுந்தான்.
Unspecified in snippet (narratorial voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Śiva-ālaya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A flickering oil lamp nearly dies; the wick snaps; at that instant the intruder is struck down or felled in the dark, hands reaching toward the offerings.
Adharma invites swift reversal; even a moment’s greed can trigger immediate consequence, especially in sacred settings.
The scene remains within a Śiva-temple associated with the Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative; no named tīrtha appears in this verse.
The lamp (dīpa) indicates temple worship practice, but no instruction is given—only narrative detail.