शेते योजनसाहस्रमप्रमेयमनुत्तमम् । द्वादशादित्यसंकाशं सहस्रचरणेक्षणम्
śete yojanasāhasramaprameyamanuttamam | dvādaśādityasaṃkāśaṃ sahasracaraṇekṣaṇam
Er lag dort, sich über tausend Yojanas erstreckend—unermesslich und unvergleichlich—strahlend wie zwölf Sonnen, mit tausend Füßen und tausend Augen.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Unspecified (frame audience)
Scene: A colossal radiant being lies upon the waters, blazing like twelve suns, with innumerable limbs and eyes; Brahmā appears tiny nearby.
The Lord’s cosmic form transcends measure; Purāṇic imagery teaches awe (bhakti) toward the all-pervading divine.
No tīrtha is named; this is a theophanic description within the pralaya narrative.
None.