अथ ते कुटिला दुष्टा भक्षयंति सदा जनान् । बहुत्वादपि संस्पर्शादपराधं विनापि च
atha te kuṭilā duṣṭā bhakṣayaṃti sadā janān | bahutvādapi saṃsparśādaparādhaṃ vināpi ca
Rồi những kẻ quanh co, hung ác ấy cứ luôn nuốt chửng loài người—chỉ vì quá đông và chỉ cần chạm phải, dù con người chẳng hề phạm lỗi.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Scene: A terrified populace in a village/forest-edge as numerous serpents surge forth, striking indiscriminately; people flee with children while the ground seems alive with coils.
Adharma is marked by harm done without cause; such disorder invites divine intervention to restore balance.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative impetus within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; the verse describes suffering and injustice rather than prescribing a rite.
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