एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो रौद्रं ज्ञानिना समुदाहृतम् । व्रतोपनयनं चक्रे बालकस्य पिता तदा
etacchrutvā vaco raudraṃ jñāninā samudāhṛtam | vratopanayanaṃ cakre bālakasya pitā tadā
听到智者所宣说的严厉之言,那孩子的父亲当即为他举行誓戒与入门圣礼(优婆那耶那,upanayana)。
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.
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