Shloka 25
Vaitaraṇī-tīrtha and the Devayāna Path
Kaliṅga Episode
अहं च ते स्वस्त्ययन प्रयोक्ष्ये यथा त्वमेनामधिरोहसेड्द्य । स्पृष्टा हि मर्त्येन ततः समुद्र- मेषा वेदी प्रविशत्याजमीढ,मैं तुम्हारे लिये स्वस्तिवाचन करूँगा, जिससे तुम आज इस वेदीपर चढ़ सको; अजमीढकुलनन्दन! नहीं तो मनुष्यके द्वारा स्पर्श हो जानेपर यह वेदी समुद्रमें प्रवेश कर जाती है
ahaṃ ca te svastyayanaṃ prayokṣye yathā tvam enām adhirohased adya | spṛṣṭā hi martyena tataḥ samudram eṣā vedī praviśaty ājamīḍha ||
罗摩沙说道：“我将为你诵读吉祥的祝祷，使你今日得以上登此坛。因为，噢，阿阇弥荼的后裔啊，若此圣台被凡人未经正当仪轨触碰，它便会立刻沉没，遁入大海。”
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred acts require proper qualification and correct ritual procedure; even a well-intended action can fail if done without the appropriate sanctifying rite. The verse highlights the ethical discipline of reverence, restraint, and adherence to dharma in approaching holy objects.
Lomaśa, guiding the Bharata prince (addressed as Ājamīḍha’s descendant), offers to recite an auspicious benediction so the prince may ascend a sacred altar. He warns that if the altar is touched by an ordinary mortal without the proper sanctification, it will disappear by sinking into the sea.