बहुना किं प्रलापेन नित्यकर्मबहिष्कृताः । रुद्रभक्तिविहीना ये गृहं तेषां समाविश
bahunā kiṃ pralāpena nityakarmabahiṣkṛtāḥ | rudrabhaktivihīnā ye gṛhaṃ teṣāṃ samāviśa
بہت باتوں سے کیا حاصل؟ جو اپنے نِتیہ کرم ترک کر دیں اور جو رُدر کی بھکتی سے خالی ہوں—ایسے لوگوں کے گھروں میں تو داخل ہو۔
Skanda (deduced; continuing the same admonitory sequence)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A talkative gathering fades into shadow while a lone devotee performs simple Rudra worship with water and bilva; the inauspicious presence turns toward the negligent crowd.
Daily dharmic discipline and Rudra-bhakti sustain spiritual order; neglect is portrayed as inviting negative forces.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Śaiva devotion and nitya-karma are praised as the proper way of life in a sacred region.
Observance of nitya-karma (daily rites) and cultivation of Rudra-bhakti (devotion to Śiva).