विप्रयोनिं समासाद्य संकरं परिवर्जयेत् । मानुष्यं दुर्लभं लोके ब्राह्मण्यमधिकं ततः
viprayoniṃ samāsādya saṃkaraṃ parivarjayet | mānuṣyaṃ durlabhaṃ loke brāhmaṇyamadhikaṃ tataḥ
Khi đã sinh ra trong dòng dõi Bà-la-môn, người ta nên tránh saṅkara (sự pha trộn không đúng đắn). Thân người là khó được trên thế gian, và địa vị Bà-la-môn còn hiếm hoi và cao quý hơn thế nữa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa pilgrim at Prabhāsa stands near a tīrtha-ghāṭa, turning away from a disorderly crowd; a calm teacher-figure gestures toward a śāstra palm-leaf and the sacred waters, emphasizing restraint and purity.
Rare spiritual opportunity (human/brāhmaṇa birth) should be protected through disciplined associations and conduct.
The counsel is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, where sanctity is upheld by strict dharma.
No specific rite; it prescribes avoidance of saṅkara as a rule of life.
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