अभ्यस्य नवतिं चैतां स्वर्गमार्गप्रदीपिकाम् । सतामभिमतां पुण्यां गृहस्थो नावसीदति
abhyasya navatiṃ caitāṃ svargamārgapradīpikām | satāmabhimatāṃ puṇyāṃ gṛhastho nāvasīdati
Nhờ thực hành nhóm chín điều này—ngọn đèn soi sáng con đường lên cõi trời (svarga), thanh phúc và được bậc hiền thiện tán đồng—người tại gia (gṛhastha) không rơi vào suy đồi.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Householders (explicit: gṛhastha) and general audience
Scene: A householder family prospers in dharma: the nine virtues appear as nine lamps around their home; the path to svarga is shown as a luminous stairway/road, while sages approve from the side.
Steady practice of the nine virtues safeguards the householder and guides one toward higher worlds and well-being.
The discourse belongs to Kāśī’s sacred teaching-context, but the verse itself praises a virtue-path, not a named location.
Regular cultivation (abhyāsa) of the nine virtues is prescribed as the practical discipline for householders.