नागयज्ञोपवीतेन गजचर्मसमन्वितम् । कृष्णसारत्वचा चापि कृतप्रावरणं विभुम्
nāgayajñopavītena gajacarmasamanvitam | kṛṣṇasāratvacā cāpi kṛtaprāvaraṇaṃ vibhum
Man soll den allgegenwärtigen Herrn so vergegenwärtigen: mit einer Schlange als heiligem Faden, in Elefantenhaut gekleidet und zudem in die Haut der schwarzen Antilope gehüllt.
Narrator (contextual; not explicit in this verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva appears wearing a serpent as yajñopavīta, draped in elephant hide, with a black antelope skin wrap—an awe-inspiring ascetic-king, radiating control over primal forces.
Śiva’s ascetic emblems teach mastery over fear and desire, and the transformation of worldly symbols into spiritual discipline.
This verse is part of the chapter’s devotional-ritual framework; it does not name a specific tīrtha in this line.
A prescribed dhyāna-iconography for worship: serpent sacred thread, elephant hide, and black antelope skin as Śiva’s attire.