मायामयेपि संसारे ये विहृत्य चिरं सुखम् । मुक्तिमिच्छन्ति देहांते तेषां धर्मोयमीरितः
māyāmayepi saṃsāre ye vihṛtya ciraṃ sukham | muktimicchanti dehāṃte teṣāṃ dharmoyamīritaḥ
Ngay trong cõi đời do māyā tạo nên này, những ai đã lâu hưởng lạc mà đến lúc thân hoại vẫn cầu giải thoát—pháp (dharma) này được tuyên thuyết cho họ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta)
Scene: A mature seeker, adorned with signs of past luxury, stands at a crossroads: one path toward worldly pleasures dissolves like illusion (māyā), the other toward a temple and ascetic symbols; a scripture scroll declares ‘dharma for mokṣa’.
Even after a life of worldly enjoyment, one can turn toward liberation; the Purāṇa offers an applicable dharma for such seekers.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it functions as a transition into a practice-oriented instruction.
The verse introduces a forthcoming dharma (practice); the specific prescriptions appear in the following verses on Śiva-pūjā.