संयताः कामनासक्ता राज्यकामार्थसाधकाः । पद्मास्ते साधकाः ख्याता भिक्षाचर्यारताः सदा
saṃyatāḥ kāmanāsaktā rājyakāmārthasādhakāḥ | padmāste sādhakāḥ khyātā bhikṣācaryāratāḥ sadā
جو ضبطِ نفس رکھتے ہوئے بھی خواہشات میں مبتلا ہوں، سلطنت کی طلب اور دنیوی فائدے کی سادھنا کرتے ہوں—وہ سادھک ‘پدم’ کہلاتے ہیں، اور ہمیشہ بھکشا (صدقہ) پر گزارے کی ریاضت میں مشغول رہتے ہیں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of ascetics with begging bowls and matted hair stand near a sacred precinct; some gaze toward a throne/crown symbolizing rājya-kāma, while continuing bhikṣā-caryā—showing the tension between restraint and desire.
It notes that even disciplined practitioners may carry worldly aims; the text categorizes such mixed-motive sādhana rather than idealizing it.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as a setting where diverse ascetic and semi-ascetic lifestyles are encountered.
Bhikṣācaryā—maintaining oneself through alms as a regular discipline.