अस्मादृशानां कृष्णांगि प्रवर्तंतेऽन्यथा गिरः । यद्येवं कुपिता भीरु न ते वक्ष्याम्यहं पुनः
asmādṛśānāṃ kṛṣṇāṃgi pravartaṃte'nyathā giraḥ | yadyevaṃ kupitā bhīru na te vakṣyāmyahaṃ punaḥ
O dark-limbed one, among people like us words sometimes come out in a different sense. If you are thus angered, O timid one, then I shall not speak to you again.
Śiva (Śaṅkara)
Scene: Śiva speaks softly yet defensively to Satī, explaining that words can come out otherwise; Satī stands tense, offended, poised to withdraw.
Misunderstanding can inflame anger; restraint in speech and patience in listening preserve harmony.
None; the verse is narrative dialogue without tīrtha-description.
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