ये पुनः पृष्ठदेशे तु हन्यते भयविक्लवाः । भुज्यमानाः परैस्ते च प्रेताः स्युस्त्रिदशाधिप
ye punaḥ pṛṣṭhadeśe tu hanyate bhayaviklavāḥ | bhujyamānāḥ paraiste ca pretāḥ syustridaśādhipa
لیکن جو لوگ خوف سے لرزتے ہوئے پیچھے سے مارے جاتے ہیں، اور دوسروں کے ہاتھوں مغلوب ہوتے ہیں—اے تریدشوں کے ادھیپتی! وہ پریت (بھٹکتی روحیں) بن جاتے ہیں۔
Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Dhārātīrtha (contextual)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Indra (tridaśādhipa)
Scene: A stark contrast is drawn: those struck from behind while fleeing in fear become pretas; imagery focuses on the moment of panic, the blow from behind, and the ensuing restless spirit-state.
Cowardice and panic at death are portrayed as spiritually destabilizing, yielding preta-bhāva rather than auspicious gati—even within a tīrtha narrative.
Dhārātīrtha remains the Adhyāya’s setting, though this verse focuses on the negative outcome for the fearful and fleeing.
None; it is a doctrinal statement about preta-gati.