अथोवाच चतुर्वक्त्रो दृष्ट्वा शक्रं तथाविधम् । समस्तान्देवसंघातान्दूरस्थः पापशंकया
athovāca caturvaktro dṛṣṭvā śakraṃ tathāvidham | samastāndevasaṃghātāndūrasthaḥ pāpaśaṃkayā
پھر چہار چہرہ برہما نے شکر کو اس حال میں دیکھ کر، گناہ کے سرایت کرنے کے خوف سے دور کھڑے ہو کر، جمع شدہ دیوتاؤں کے گروہ سے کہا۔
Brahmā (Caturvaktra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā (four-faced) stands or sits slightly apart, addressing a clustered host of devas; Indra is visible in the background cave, while a clear gap marks the boundary of contamination.
Dharma includes safeguarding oneself from impurity while guiding the fallen toward proper expiation.
Not specified in this verse; the tīrtha-māhātmya framework suggests an impending instruction about a purifying sacred place.
No direct ritual is prescribed yet; the verse establishes the principle of caution regarding pāpa (sin).