ब्रह्मचारिस्वरूपेण महेशो भगवान्भवः । सखीनां मध्यमाश्रित्य ह्युवाच बटुरूपवान् । किमर्थमालिमध्यस्था तन्वी सर्वांगसुन्दरी
brahmacārisvarūpeṇa maheśo bhagavānbhavaḥ | sakhīnāṃ madhyamāśritya hyuvāca baṭurūpavān | kimarthamālimadhyasthā tanvī sarvāṃgasundarī
إنَّ بهاگَفان ماهيشا—بهافا نفسه—اتخذ هيئةَ براهمتشاري. فوقف بين رفيقاتها، وفي صورة بَتُو قال: «لأيِّ غرضٍ، أيتها النحيلة كاملةُ الحسن في كل الأعضاء، تقفين هنا في وسط صديقاتك؟»
Śiva (as a brahmacārin/baṭu)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Inquirer(s) within the Kedāra māhātmya discourse
Scene: Śiva, disguised as a youthful brahmacārin, stands among Pārvatī’s companions and addresses her with a probing yet gentle question about her purpose.
Divine goals are tested; steadfastness in dharma and tapas is refined through trials sent by the Lord himself.
The setting belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, associated with the Kedāra/Himālaya sacred geography where Śiva’s presence and Pārvatī’s austerities are celebrated.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the verse introduces the context of tapas (austerity) and divine inquiry.
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