चतुर्हस्तं महाकायं लंबोदरसमन्वितम् । सुकौतुककरं तेषां सर्वेषां च दिवौकसाम्
caturhastaṃ mahākāyaṃ laṃbodarasamanvitam | sukautukakaraṃ teṣāṃ sarveṣāṃ ca divaukasām
وكان ذا أربعِ أيدٍ، عظيمَ الجسد، ذا بطنٍ متدلٍّ، فأثار دهشةً عظيمةً في الجميع—سكانِ السماء من الديوات.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Scene: A colossal four-armed, pot-bellied divine being appears before astonished devas; the atmosphere is luminous, with celestial onlookers forming a semicircle of wonder.
Divine manifestations may appear extraordinary; their form signals function—power to regulate, protect, or obstruct according to dharma.
No specific tīrtha-name appears in this descriptive verse; it supports the tīrthamāhātmya narrative flow.
None.
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