वालखिल्या इति ख्याताः सर्वेंऽगुष्ठप्रमाणकाः । तपोवीर्यसमोपेताः शापानुग्रहकारकाः
vālakhilyā iti khyātāḥ sarveṃ'guṣṭhapramāṇakāḥ | tapovīryasamopetāḥ śāpānugrahakārakāḥ
وہ ‘والکھِلیہ’ کے نام سے مشہور ہوں گے؛ سب کے سب انگوٹھے کے برابر قامت والے، تپسیا کے تیز سے یکتاہ، اور شاپ دینے اور انوگرہ کرنے پر قادر۔
Unspecified (contextual narrator/authority voice within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A host of thumb-sized sages appears—radiant, stern, and composed—each carrying the aura of intense austerity, suggesting their dual capacity to curse and bless.
Tapas confers real spiritual authority; even those of small form can wield great dharmic power through austerity.
Not specified in the verse; the focus is on the sages’ identity and spiritual potency.
No direct rite; it highlights tapas (austerity) as the source of spiritual power.