वंशोच्छेदं समासाद्य गमिष्यति यमालयम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन रक्षणीयमिदं पुरम् । मम वाक्याद्विशेषेण हितमिच्छद्भिरात्मनः
vaṃśocchedaṃ samāsādya gamiṣyati yamālayam | tasmātsarvaprayatnena rakṣaṇīyamidaṃ puram | mama vākyādviśeṣeṇa hitamicchadbhirātmanaḥ
Khi gặp cảnh tuyệt diệt dòng tộc, người ấy sẽ đi đến cõi của Diêm Vương. Vì vậy, phải dốc mọi nỗ lực để bảo hộ thành này—đặc biệt theo lời ta truyền—bởi những ai cầu mong điều lành cho chính mình.
A king/ruler (issuing a final emphatic injunction)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A proclamation scene: Skanda’s authority implied; townspeople and a ruler vow to protect the sacred town; in contrast, a shadow-vision shows Yama’s abode and a withered family tree symbolizing lineage extinction.
Safeguarding dharmic institutions protects one’s own welfare; violating them is said to destroy lineage and lead to Yama’s realm.
The town associated with Śaṅkhatīrtha in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.
A strong dharmic injunction: protect the endowed town with full effort as a continuing obligation.
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