दंडपाणिं तु ये भक्त्या पश्यंतीह नरोत्तमाः । न तेषां जायते विघ्नं तत्र क्षेत्रनिवासिनाम्
daṃḍapāṇiṃ tu ye bhaktyā paśyaṃtīha narottamāḥ | na teṣāṃ jāyate vighnaṃ tatra kṣetranivāsinām
Ngunit ang pinakamahuhusay na tao na may debosyon na tumitingin kay Daṇḍapāṇi dito—sa kanila, na naninirahan sa banal na pook na iyon, walang hadlang na lilitaw.
Śiva (continuation to Devī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivā / Pārvatī (addressed as 'priye')
Scene: Pilgrims at the coastal Prabhāsa-kṣetra approach a guardian-deity shrine of Daṇḍapāṇi; the deity holds a staff (daṇḍa), granting protection; the sea-wind and temple flags frame the scene.
Devotional darśana of the kṣetra’s protective deity removes impediments and supports steady spiritual life in the holy place.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Somnātha region), highlighting a local protective form called Daṇḍapāṇi.
Darśana (reverent beholding) of Daṇḍapāṇi with bhakti is recommended as a means to avert vighnas.
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