परिक्षुब्धमनोवृत्तिं स्त्रियं वा पुरुषं तु वा । पुनर्न दर्शनं देवि मया सत्यं ब्रवीम्यहम्
parikṣubdhamanovṛttiṃ striyaṃ vā puruṣaṃ tu vā | punarna darśanaṃ devi mayā satyaṃ bravīmyaham
Dù là nữ hay nam, kẻ có tâm niệm bị khuấy động dữ dội thì sẽ không còn được thấy lại như xưa, hỡi Devī. Ta nói lời chân thật này.
Śiva
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva delivers a universal maxim: anyone—woman or man—whose mind is violently agitated will not be ‘seen again’ as before; Devī listens as the atmosphere turns austere and truth-laden.
Mental agitation drives irreversible choices; self-mastery is central to dharma, protecting relationships and spiritual stability.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse is a universal dharmic teaching within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative frame.
No explicit rite; the implied prescription is inner discipline—calming the mind before undertaking consequential actions.