दुष्टपाशयिता पाशी यमो नियमनेऽसताम् । इंदनात्त्वं महेंद्रोसि क्षमया त्वमसि क्षमा
duṣṭapāśayitā pāśī yamo niyamane'satām | iṃdanāttvaṃ maheṃdrosi kṣamayā tvamasi kṣamā
Ngài trói kẻ ác bằng thòng lọng, như bậc cầm pāśa chân chính; trong việc chế ngự kẻ phi pháp, Ngài là Yama. Nhờ sức khơi dậy dũng khí, Ngài là Mahendra; và nhờ lòng tha thứ, Ngài chính là Tha Thứ.
Skanda (contextual)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi audience (frame)
Scene: A symbolic court scene: the ruler holds a noose/rope (pāśa) to restrain a wrongdoer, yet his other hand offers a gesture of forgiveness; behind him Indra’s banner suggests courage, and Yama’s staff suggests justice.
Dharmic leadership requires both danda (restraint of wrongdoers) and kṣamā (forgiveness), held in balance.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting frames the teaching, though no specific Kāśī tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it is an ethical instruction through praise.