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Expiations for Ritual and Temporal Offences in Worship, and the Prescribed Purificatory Procedure
Upaspṛśya
कार्यं क्रियां च योगं च अध्यात्म्यं पार्थिवस्थितम् ॥ एतन्मे पृच्छते ब्रह्मन् देवो नारायणः प्रभुः ॥
kāryaṃ kriyāṃ ca yogaṃ ca adhyātmyaṃ pārthivasthitam || etanme pṛcchate brahman devo nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ ||
“కర్తవ్యం, క్రియ (అనుష్ఠానం), యోగం, మరియు పార్థివస్థితిలో ఉన్న అధ్యాత్మం—ఇవే విషయమై, హే బ్రహ్మన్, నేను ప్రభువైన దేవ నారాయణుని ప్రశ్నిస్తున్నాను.”
Pṛthivī (Mahī/Vasundharā)
It lists a fourfold field—duty, practice, yoga, and inner spirituality—showing the integrative scope of Purāṇic teaching beyond mere mythic narration.
No specific location; “pārthiva-” signals the earthly sphere in general.
The ethical focus is on discerning rightful duty (kārya) alongside disciplined practice and inner cultivation.
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