त्वया पतिव्रते सूर्यो यन्निषिद्धो न तत्कृतम् । शुभं यतो हताः सर्वा भूतले शोभनाः क्रियाः
tvayā pativrate sūryo yanniṣiddho na tatkṛtam | śubhaṃ yato hatāḥ sarvā bhūtale śobhanāḥ kriyāḥ
Hỡi người vợ trinh tín (pativratā), vì nàng đã ngăn cấm Mặt Trời nên điều ấy đã không xảy ra (Ngài không mọc). Bởi vậy, mọi nghi lễ cát tường và đẹp đẽ trên mặt đất đều bị tiêu tan.
Devas addressing Dīrghikā
Tirtha: Dīrghikā-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Not specified
Scene: Devas plead: because Dīrghikā forbade Sūrya, sunrise has not occurred; consequently, auspicious rites on earth have ceased—an image of a world waiting in dim light.
Personal vows and spiritual power must be harmonized with loka-dharma; when cosmic rhythms pause, communal auspicious rites suffer.
The tīrtha-kathā context is Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; this verse emphasizes ritual disruption rather than naming the site.
It broadly references “śobhanāḥ kriyāḥ” (auspicious rites) whose performance depends on the Sun’s regular rising.
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