अथ ते राक्षसाः सर्वे किंचिच्छिद्रमवेक्ष्य च । विविशुर्यज्ञवाटं तं प्रसर्पन्तः समंततः
atha te rākṣasāḥ sarve kiṃcicchidramavekṣya ca | viviśuryajñavāṭaṃ taṃ prasarpantaḥ samaṃtataḥ
แล้วรากษสเหล่านั้นทั้งหมด ครั้นเห็นช่องว่างเพียงน้อย ก็เลื้อยคลานเข้ามายังลานยัญญะนั้น แทรกซึมจากทุกทิศทุกทาง
Deductive (narratorial voice within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; explicit speaker not in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Demons crouch low, slipping through a narrow gap in the fence or boundary of the yajña enclosure, spreading out like shadows around the altars while priests remain focused within.
Adharma searches for ‘small openings’; vigilance in boundaries—outer and inner—protects sacred practice.
The broader chapter is a tīrtha-glorification setting, but this verse focuses on the yajña enclosure rather than naming the site.
Implicitly, it highlights the importance of maintaining the integrity of the yajña-vāṭa (ritual perimeter), though no rule is stated.