स तां महादेवमयूररूपो दृष्ट्वा भ्रमन्तीं सहसोर्मिजालैः । का त्वं शुभे शाश्वतदेहभूता क्षयं न यातासि महाक्षयान्ते
sa tāṃ mahādevamayūrarūpo dṛṣṭvā bhramantīṃ sahasormijālaiḥ | kā tvaṃ śubhe śāśvatadehabhūtā kṣayaṃ na yātāsi mahākṣayānte
Als er sie sah, von unzähligen Netzen der Wogen hin- und hergeworfen, fragte Mahādeva in Pfauengestalt: „Wer bist du, o Glückverheißende, mit unvergänglichem Leib, dass du zur Zeit der großen Vernichtung nicht zugrunde gehst?“
Śiva (Mahādeva) in mayūra-rūpa
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A boundless pralaya-ocean churned by wave-nets; Śiva appears in a resplendent peacock-form, hovering above or standing upon the waters, addressing the lotus-eyed river-goddess who drifts amid the waves.
Survival through dissolution is extraordinary and points to divine purpose; the verse invites inquiry into grace, merit, and the metaphysics of imperishability.
No specific site is named; the dialogue occurs within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative frame.
None; it is a theological question within a narrative.