सन्तोष्य च द्विजान्भक्त्या नागपूजापुरस्सरम् । सन्तुष्टाः फणिनः सर्वे पीडयन्ति न मानुषान्
santoṣya ca dvijānbhaktyā nāgapūjāpurassaram | santuṣṭāḥ phaṇinaḥ sarve pīḍayanti na mānuṣān
اور بھکتی کے ساتھ دِوِجوں (برہمنوں) کو راضی کرو، اور ناگ پوجا کو پیشِ نظر رکھو۔ جب سب پھن والے سانپ خوش ہو جائیں تو وہ انسانوں کو ایذا نہیں دیتے۔
Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa–Ayodhyāmāhātmya context)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims offer respectful gifts and meals to seated brāhmaṇas; nearby, a Nāga shrine with serpent icons receives milk, flowers, and lamps; the serpents are shown calm and protective rather than threatening.
Dharma harmonizes the seen and unseen worlds: devotion, charity, and worship bring both spiritual merit and worldly protection.
The Ayodhyā Sarayū-bank tīrtha where Nāga worship and dvija-honouring are performed (Sahasradhārā context).
Nāga-pūjā together with devoted honouring/pleasing of brāhmaṇas.