एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो रौद्रं ज्ञानिना समुदाहृतम् । व्रतोपनयनं चक्रे बालकस्य पिता तदा
etacchrutvā vaco raudraṃ jñāninā samudāhṛtam | vratopanayanaṃ cakre bālakasya pitā tadā
Nghe những lời nghiêm khắc do bậc tri giả thốt ra, người cha của đứa bé liền cử hành giới nguyện và lễ thụ giáo (upanayana) cho con.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka et al. (frame)
Scene: The father performs upanayana: the boy receives yajñopavīta, holds a daṇḍa, and is instructed in discipline; the atmosphere is solemn, driven by impending danger.
When confronted with impermanence, dharma responds through timely saṃskāras and disciplined vows rather than paralysis.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where sacred practice and life-turning rites are portrayed as especially meaningful.
Vrata and upanayana (the sacred-thread initiation) for the boy.