धर्ममूलमहिंसा च मनसा तां च चितयन् । कर्मणा च तथा वाचा तत एतां समाचरेत्
dharmamūlamahiṃsā ca manasā tāṃ ca citayan | karmaṇā ca tathā vācā tata etāṃ samācaret
అహింసే ధర్మమూలం. కాబట్టి మనస్సులో దానిని ధ్యానించి, క్రియలతోను వాక్తోను అలాగే ఆచరించాలి.
Narrator (contextual; within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim offering water to thirsty beings, protecting a small animal on the path; three luminous streams labeled mind, speech, body converge into a single river of ahiṃsā.
Dharma begins with ahiṃsā, which must be upheld in thought, speech, and action.
No named site appears in this verse; it provides ethical guidance within the broader tīrtha narrative.
Ahiṃsā observance as a practical vow across the three channels: mind, speech, and body.
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