तं देवमीशानमजं वरेण्यं दृष्ट्वा जगत्संहरणं महेशम् । सा कालरात्रिः सह मातृभिश्च गणाश्च सर्वे शिवमर्चयन्ति
taṃ devamīśānamajaṃ vareṇyaṃ dṛṣṭvā jagatsaṃharaṇaṃ maheśam | sā kālarātriḥ saha mātṛbhiśca gaṇāśca sarve śivamarcayanti
فلما أبصروا ذلك الإله—إيشانا، غير المولود، الأجدر بالعبادة—ماهِيśا، مُفنيَ العالم، قامت كالاراتري مع الأمهات (الماتْرِ) وجميع الغانات بعبادة شيفا.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-maṇḍala
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic tableau: Śiva as Īśāna/Maheśa, serene yet world-dissolving, receives worship from Kālarātrī, the Mātṛkās, and swarming gaṇas in a dark, pralaya-tinged atmosphere.
Even cosmic powers and fierce divinities revere Śiva; true authority is grounded in devotion to the Supreme Lord.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it emphasizes Śiva’s supremacy within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.
Worship (arcana) is mentioned generally, without detailing a specific rite.