पुरा पंचमुखो भूत्वा गर्वितोसि सदाशिवम् । कृतश्चतुर्मुखस्तेन विस्मृतोऽसि तदद्भुतम्
purā paṃcamukho bhūtvā garvitosi sadāśivam | kṛtaścaturmukhastena vismṛto'si tadadbhutam
পূৰ্বে তুমি পঞ্চমুখ হৈ সদাশিৱৰ প্ৰতি গৰ্বিত হৈছিলা। তেনেই তোমাক চতুৰ্মুখ কৰিলে—সেই আশ্চৰ্য ঘটনাটো কি তুমি পাহৰি গ’লা?
Devī (deduced; addressing Brahmā’s mythic episode)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brahmā (reproved)
Scene: Flashback tableau: Brahmā once five-faced, swollen with pride, confronted by Sadāśiva; the moment of reduction to four faces—an awe-filled, corrective miracle.
Pride, even in exalted beings, is corrected by the Supreme; humility is essential for dharma and spiritual authority.
Not a site-specific verse; it supports Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Śaiva Mahātmya by asserting Sadāśiva’s supremacy.
None directly; it is a doctrinal reminder underpinning proper ritual hierarchy.
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