अथ ते राक्षसाः सर्वे किंचिच्छिद्रमवेक्ष्य च । विविशुर्यज्ञवाटं तं प्रसर्पन्तः समंततः
atha te rākṣasāḥ sarve kiṃcicchidramavekṣya ca | viviśuryajñavāṭaṃ taṃ prasarpantaḥ samaṃtataḥ
تب وہ سب راکشس ایک چھوٹا سا شگاف دیکھ کر، ہر طرف سے رینگتے ہوئے اُس یَجْیَہ کے احاطے میں گھس آئے۔
Deductive (narratorial voice within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; explicit speaker not in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Demons crouch low, slipping through a narrow gap in the fence or boundary of the yajña enclosure, spreading out like shadows around the altars while priests remain focused within.
Adharma searches for ‘small openings’; vigilance in boundaries—outer and inner—protects sacred practice.
The broader chapter is a tīrtha-glorification setting, but this verse focuses on the yajña enclosure rather than naming the site.
Implicitly, it highlights the importance of maintaining the integrity of the yajña-vāṭa (ritual perimeter), though no rule is stated.