कणपः कालपः कालो धनपो रक्तलोचनः । विकटास्यो भद्रकश्च दीर्घजिह्वो विरोचनः
kaṇapaḥ kālapaḥ kālo dhanapo raktalocanaḥ | vikaṭāsyo bhadrakaśca dīrghajihvo virocanaḥ
কণপ, কালপ, কাল, ধনপ আৰু ৰক্তলোচন; বিকটাস্য, ভদ্ৰক, দীৰ্ঘজিহ্ব আৰু বীৰোচনো তেওঁলোকৰ মাজত আছিল।
Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa; not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A cluster of formidable gaṇas: Kāla as dark, time-like guardian; Raktalocana with red eyes; Dīrghajihva with elongated tongue; Vikaṭāsya with grotesque visage—yet all oriented in reverent protection around Śiva.
It portrays the Lord’s retinue as encompassing fierce and protective powers, suggesting that sacred spaces are guarded by divine agencies.
Not specified within this verse; it functions as part of the chapter’s broader tīrtha praise.
None stated here.
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