Shloka 513
सगणो दैवतश्रेष्ठस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । महाराज! ऐसा कहकर कृत्तिवासा, महातेजस्वी, वृषभवाहन तथा वरणीय सुरश्रेष्ठ भगवान् महेश्वर अपने गणोंके साथ वहीं अन्तर्धान हो गये
sagaṇo daivataśreṣṭhas tatraivāntaradhīyata |
Mandavya said: “Having spoken thus, Mahēśvara—the supreme among the gods, great and radiant, bull-mounted and clad in a hide—vanished from that very place together with his attendant hosts.”
माण्डव्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the solemnity of divine instruction: once the Lord has spoken, he withdraws, implying that ethical responsibility now rests with the hearer. The disappearance marks closure of revelation and calls for practice of dharma rather than mere admiration of the divine.
After delivering his words, Maheshvara (Śiva)—described by epithets such as Kṛttivāsā and Vṛṣabhavāhana—vanishes on the spot along with his gaṇas, ending the immediate divine encounter witnessed or reported by Māṇḍavya.