सम्मुखं प्रेक्ष्य तां देवीं स्वां छायां वाक्यमब्रवीत्
sammukhaṃ prekṣya tāṃ devīṃ svāṃ chāyāṃ vākyamabravīt
Đối diện nhìn thẳng, Nữ Thần cất lời với chính bóng mình bằng những lời này.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Māhātmya audience
Scene: Saṃjñā stands directly before her shadow-double; the two mirror each other in posture, but differ in luminosity. Saṃjñā raises a hand as if giving instructions; Chāyā listens attentively.
It sets up the importance of instruction (śāsana) and accountability—speech that establishes duty in another.
The broader chapter belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, centered on Prabhāsa.
None in this verse.