विस्मृतस्त्वं निशानाथ चिरात्कस्मादिहागतः । कुरुष्व वचनं चंद्र अस्माकं तिमिरापह
vismṛtastvaṃ niśānātha cirātkasmādihāgataḥ | kuruṣva vacanaṃ caṃdra asmākaṃ timirāpaha
Hỡi Chúa tể của đêm, Ngài đã bị lãng quên đã lâu—cớ sao nay mới đến đây? Hỡi Candra, đấng xua tan u tối, xin hãy làm theo lời thỉnh cầu của chúng con.
Tridaśas (Devas)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis / tīrtha-audience (contextual)
Scene: Devas address Soma with a mix of reproach and command: ‘You were forgotten; why now?’ while still praising him as dispeller of darkness; Soma stands weakened yet dignified, crescent emblem visible.
Divine roles (like dispelling darkness) imply responsibility; beings are called to act for cosmic welfare.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within whose māhātmya the episode unfolds.
No explicit ritual; it is an exhortation within a sacred-place narrative.
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