लोकाः पापविनिर्मुक्ताः शांता दांता जितेन्द्रियाः । दीर्घायुषस्तथा सर्वे सदैव तपसि स्थिताः
lokāḥ pāpavinirmuktāḥ śāṃtā dāṃtā jitendriyāḥ | dīrghāyuṣastathā sarve sadaiva tapasi sthitāḥ
لوگ گناہ سے پاک تھے—پُرامن، ضبطِ نفس والے اور حواس پر قابو رکھنے والے۔ سب کی عمر دراز تھی اور وہ ہمیشہ تپسیا (ریاضت) میں قائم رہتے تھے۔
Skanda (deduced; Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Scene: A serene Kṛta-yuga tableau: people meditating, performing gentle austerities, living simply; no conflict; long-lived sages and householders in harmony; forest-āśrama near a clear river.
The highest social order arises from inner conquest—peace, restraint, and tapas—rather than external power.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the yuga-ethical background within the Māhātmya.
Tapas (austerity) is praised as the prevailing practice, though no single vrata or procedure is detailed.