कतिप्रकारास्ते विप्रास्तत्र क्षेत्रनिवासिनः । किमाचारा महादेव किंशीलाः किंपरायणाः
katiprakārāste viprāstatra kṣetranivāsinaḥ | kimācārā mahādeva kiṃśīlāḥ kiṃparāyaṇāḥ
O Mahādeva, ilang uri ang mga brāhmaṇa na naninirahan sa banal na kṣetra? Ano ang kanilang asal at pamumuhay? Ano ang kanilang pagkatao, at kanino o saan sila lubos na nakatuon bilang pinakamataas na kanlungan?
Pārvatī (Mahādevī), addressing Śiva (Īśvara/Mahādeva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A direct address to Mahādeva asking for typology and defining traits of Prabhāsa’s resident brāhmaṇas: their conduct, character, and highest devotion.
A tīrtha’s greatness is understood through the dharma and lived conduct of those who dwell and serve there.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Prabhāsa), presented as a sacred field whose residents embody tīrtha-dharma.
None directly; this verse initiates an inquiry into the conduct and devotion of the kṣetra’s Brāhmaṇas.
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