वैवस्वतेन पृष्टोथ चित्रगुप्तो विचित्रधीः । सर्वदा सर्वजंतूनां वेदिता सर्वकर्मणाम्
vaivasvatena pṛṣṭotha citragupto vicitradhīḥ | sarvadā sarvajaṃtūnāṃ veditā sarvakarmaṇām
Được Vaivasvata (Diêm Vương) hỏi, Citragupta—bậc trí tuệ kỳ diệu, luôn biết rõ mọi chúng sinh và mọi hành nghiệp—liền chuẩn bị cất lời.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Frame audience (ṛṣis) / internal listeners (contextual)
Scene: Citragupta, serene and sharp-eyed, stands with an immense ledger that symbolically contains the deeds of all beings; Yama watches, awaiting the report.
No deed is lost; the cosmic record of karma is complete and impartial.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred geography of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse highlights karmic record-keeping rather than a particular tīrtha.
None; the verse establishes Citragupta’s authority as the knower of actions.