ततः स कथयामास तद्वाक्यं च पिनाकिनः । अतिक्रूरं विशेषेण तत क्रुद्धः पिनाकधृक्
tataḥ sa kathayāmāsa tadvākyaṃ ca pinākinaḥ | atikrūraṃ viśeṣeṇa tata kruddhaḥ pinākadhṛk
Daraufhin berichtete er diese Worte dem Träger der Pināka (Śiva). Als er sie hörte—überaus grausam, zumal—geriet der Pināka-Schwinger in Zorn.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the chapter)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya (standard Purāṇic frame; implied)
Scene: A messenger or attendant reports cutting, offensive words to Śiva; Śiva, holding the Pināka, flares with wrath—eyes reddening, aura intensifying, gaṇas tense behind him.
Insulting or threatening the divine and dharma has consequences; Purāṇic narrative stresses reverence and restraint in speech.
The verse itself centers on Śiva (Pinākin); within the chapter’s frame, it supports the Kāśī–Kailāsa sacred geography being narrated.
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