दूरादेष पुरोभागे ज्वालामालासमाकुलः । शिखाभिर्लेलिहानोभ्रं दृश्यते पश्य पावकः
dūrādeṣa purobhāge jvālāmālāsamākulaḥ | śikhābhirlelihānobhraṃ dṛśyate paśya pāvakaḥ
دیکھو—آگے سامنے، دور سے ایک آگ دکھائی دیتی ہے؛ شعلوں کی مالاؤں سے گھری ہوئی، اس کی لپٹیں آسمان کو چاٹتی معلوم ہوتی ہیں۔
Vijayadatta (pointing out the fire)
Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim pair (father and son) on a coastal/forest edge sees, from afar, a towering fire crowned with garlands of flame; tongues of fire lick a darkening sky, creating a deceptive beacon-like spectacle.
Perception can be deceptive in crisis; one must discern rightly before acting.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse functions as narrative imagery within Setukhaṇḍa.
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