वालखिल्या इति ख्याताः सर्वेंऽगुष्ठप्रमाणकाः । तपोवीर्यसमोपेताः शापानुग्रहकारकाः
vālakhilyā iti khyātāḥ sarveṃ'guṣṭhapramāṇakāḥ | tapovīryasamopetāḥ śāpānugrahakārakāḥ
Họ được biết đến với danh xưng Vālakhilya—mỗi vị chỉ bằng ngón tay cái—đầy đủ uy lực do khổ hạnh sinh ra, có thể vừa giáng lời nguyền vừa ban ân phúc.
Unspecified (contextual narrator/authority voice within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A host of thumb-sized sages appears—radiant, stern, and composed—each carrying the aura of intense austerity, suggesting their dual capacity to curse and bless.
Tapas confers real spiritual authority; even those of small form can wield great dharmic power through austerity.
Not specified in the verse; the focus is on the sages’ identity and spiritual potency.
No direct rite; it highlights tapas (austerity) as the source of spiritual power.
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