जपहोमप्रदानैश्च कालमृत्युर्न शाम्यति । विविधा व्याधयः शस्ताः सर्पाद्याः प्राणिनस्तथा
japahomapradānaiśca kālamṛtyurna śāmyati | vividhā vyādhayaḥ śastāḥ sarpādyāḥ prāṇinastathā
Kahit sa japa, homa, at pagbibigay-dana, ang kamatayang dulot ng Panahon ay hindi napapawi. Maraming uri ng karamdaman, sugat mula sa sandata, at mga nilalang gaya ng ahas at iba pa ay mga sanhi ring humahantong sa kamatayan.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A teaching tableau showing ritual acts (japa beads, homa fire, dāna) on one side, and the looming figure of Kāla with a wheel/hourglass on the other; below, vignettes of disease, weapon injury, and serpent encounter as secondary causes.
Ritual merit is valuable, yet the time-appointed end cannot be postponed; therefore one should pursue dharma with urgency and right understanding.
No tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is a general doctrinal statement about Kāla and mortality.
Japa (mantra repetition), homa (fire oblations), and pradāna/dāna (giving) are named, though the verse states they do not avert kāla-mṛtyu.
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