सप्त शिरःकपालानि विहितानि स्वयम्भुवा । तिस्रः कोट्योऽर्धकोटी च रोम्णामङ्गेषु भारत
sapta śiraḥkapālāni vihitāni svayambhuvā | tisraḥ koṭyo'rdhakoṭī ca romṇāmaṅgeṣu bhārata
Der Selbstgeborene (Schöpfer) hat sieben Schädelplatten festgesetzt; und an den Gliedern, o Bhārata, gibt es drei Krore und einen halben Krore an Haaren.
Unspecified (narratorial voice; addressing 'Bhārata' within the discourse)
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Scene: Creator-ordainment allegory: Svayambhū (Brahmā) inscribes measures—seven skull plates, countless hairs—over a luminous human form, like a cosmic architect.
It frames the body as a constructed creation of the cosmic order, encouraging humility and dharmic living rather than bodily pride.
Not named in this verse; the adhyāya later extols Narakeśvara Mahātīrtha on the Narmadā.
None explicitly.