सफलं जीवितं तस्य सफलं तस्य चेष्टितम् । पङ्गवस्ते न सन्देहो जन्म तेषां निरर्थकम्
saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ tasya saphalaṃ tasya ceṣṭitam | paṅgavaste na sandeho janma teṣāṃ nirarthakam
ఆ వ్యక్తి జీవితం సఫలమై ఉంటుంది; అతని ప్రయత్నములూ సఫలమగును. కాని భక్తిలో పంగువులై నిలిచినవారి జన్మ నిస్సందేహంగా వ్యర్థమగును.
Śiva (Śaṅkara)
Tirtha: Loṭaṇeśvara (implied in immediate context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim stands at a sacred shoreline/confluence, hands folded, while a distant shrine of Loṭaṇeśvara glows; one path shows devoted movement, another shows stagnation symbolized by a seated, burdened figure.
Human life becomes meaningful through dharmic action and devotion; spiritual inertia makes birth fruitless.
Implicitly the Loṭaṇeśvara-tīrtha observance being described in this adhyāya.
No new rite is specified; it states the fruit (phala) of sincerely performing the described worship and observances.
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