परिपाल्या प्रयत्नेन यावच्चंद्रार्कतारकम् । तस्माद्युष्माकमादिष्टा प्रतिमेयं मया शुभा
paripālyā prayatnena yāvaccaṃdrārkatārakam | tasmādyuṣmākamādiṣṭā pratimeyaṃ mayā śubhā
اسے پوری کوشش اور احتیاط سے اتنی مدت تک محفوظ رکھا جائے جتنی مدت تک چاند، سورج اور ستارے قائم رہیں۔ اس لیے میں نے تم پر یہ مبارک مورتی مقرر کی ہے کہ اس کی نگہبانی اور خدمت کرتے رہو۔
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate context of the adhyāya dialogue)
Tirtha: Nāgarāditya/Nāgarārka (Sūrya) at Someśapura in Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: temple
Scene: A king or patron formally entrusts an auspicious solar image to brāhmaṇas, commanding its protection ‘as long as sun, moon, and stars endure’; the icon is central, with ritual vessels and lamps.
Tīrtha-glory is sustained through seva: protecting and maintaining the deity’s image is a lasting dharmic responsibility.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the auspicious image is to be preserved.
A clear injunction of paripālana—ongoing protection/maintenance of the installed pratimā (temple stewardship).