अथवा तेन संबंधे न हेतुर्भवतो मतिः । तत्र हेतुरभूत्तात मम पुण्यैकगौरवम्
athavā tena saṃbaṃdhe na heturbhavato matiḥ | tatra heturabhūttāta mama puṇyaikagauravam
或许你之意并非那段因缘的真实因由;在此事上,慈爱的父亲啊,因由乃是我自身福德(puṇya)之独一重力。
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Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: A calm but firm statement about puṇya as the true cause; the speaker gestures inward (to the heart) while Kāśī’s sacred skyline suggests the invisible moral order at work.
Life’s key turns are often portrayed as ripening of past merit (puṇya), not merely human planning—highlighting karma and divine order.
Kāśī is the broader setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, but no individual tīrtha is named in this verse.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes karmic causality (puṇya).