ततः समीपगा वृद्धा तस्य वृन्दस्य भारत । स्वाध्यायनिरता विप्रा दृष्टास्तैः पापकर्मभिः
tataḥ samīpagā vṛddhā tasya vṛndasya bhārata | svādhyāyaniratā viprā dṛṣṭāstaiḥ pāpakarmabhiḥ
అప్పుడు, ఓ భారతా, ఆ వృద్ధ స్త్రీ ఆ గుంపు సమీపానికి వచ్చింది. వేదస్వాధ్యాయనిరతులైన బ్రాహ్మణులను ఆ పాపకర్ములు చూశారు.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (addressed as ‘O Bhārata’)
Scene: An aged woman approaches a gathered group; nearby stand brāhmaṇas absorbed in Vedic recitation, while shadowed wrongdoers watch them, uneasy in the riverbank light.
The verse contrasts svādhyāya and purity with sinful intent, underscoring the protective power of dharmic discipline.
The episode remains situated in the Ādityeśvara-tīrtha setting of the Revā Khaṇḍa.
Svādhyāya (Vedic recitation/study) is highlighted as an ongoing dharmic practice, though no specific vow is prescribed.
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