पातालस्य तले यूयं मानवा धरणीतले । देवास्त्रिभुवने यांतु न वयं स्वर्गगामिनः
pātālasya tale yūyaṃ mānavā dharaṇītale | devāstribhuvane yāṃtu na vayaṃ svargagāminaḥ
“تم پاتال کی تہوں کے ہو، اور انسان دھرتی کی سطح کے۔ دیوتا تینوں لوکوں میں چلیں پھریں—مگر ہم سوَرگ جانے والے نہیں۔”
Daityas (continuing the quoted speech)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly
Scene: Daityas speaking with a resigned, stern tone, gesturing downward to Pātāla and outward to the earth’s surface, while a luminous upper sky indicates the gods’ domain; humans shown as small figures on earth, emphasizing cosmic layering.
Acceptance of one’s dharmic station is contrasted with pride; spiritual ascent requires merit and alignment with dharma.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in Prabhāsa (the dialogue appears within its māhātmya narration).
None; it is a cosmological assertion within the story.