Shloka 93
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
अशस्त्रा देवता यत्र सशस्त्राश्चाहवं विना ।
कल्प्यन्ते मनुजैरर्च्यास्तत् परित्यज मन्दिरम् ॥
aśastrā devatā yatra saśastrāś cāhavaṃ vinā /
kalpyante manujair arcyās tat parityaja mandiram
جہاں لوگ دیوتاؤں کی مورتیاں بے ہتھیار بنا کر پوجتے ہیں، یا جنگ کے سیاق کے بغیر ہی مسلح صورتوں کی پوجا کرتے ہیں—اس آستانہ/گھر کو چھوڑ دو۔
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FAQs
Worship is not merely emotion; it requires right form (rūpa) and right understanding (bhāva). Distorted representations indicate confused dharma and are treated as spiritually unsafe.
Dharma-śāstra style instruction embedded in purāṇa narrative; not a pancalakṣaṇa topic.
Armed/unarmed forms correspond to distinct theological functions (śānti vs. ugra protection, etc.). Mixing cues without context is a symbolic ‘category error’ that disrupts the intended spiritual current of the shrine.