The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
आश्रिता कुलटाधर्मं कुलनाशो मया कृतः ॥ कुलद्वये च पुरुषा एकविंशतिसंख्यया ॥
āśritā kulaṭā-dharmaṃ kula-nāśo mayā kṛtaḥ || kula-dvaye ca puruṣā ekaviṃśati-saṃkhyayā ||
కులటాధర్మాన్ని ఆశ్రయించి నేను కులనాశాన్ని చేసాను। అలాగే రెండు వంశాలలో ఇరవై ఒక మంది పురుషులు (ఈ దోషంతో) ప్రభావితులయ్యారు।
Pṛthivī
It preserves a social-ethical vocabulary (kula, dharma, kula-nāśa) used in Purāṇic discourse to frame personal conduct in terms of wider kinship consequences.
No geographic marker appears; the verse is a confession of social and moral consequence.
Personal misconduct is portrayed as having cascading effects on families and communities, motivating responsibility and later expiation.
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