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The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
नमः खट्वाङ्गहस्ताय नमो दण्डभृते करे । त्वं देव हुतभुग्ज्वालाकोतिभानुसमप्रभः ॥ २१.६६ ॥
namaḥ khaṭvāṅgahastāya namo daṇḍabhṛte kare | tvaṃ deva hutabhugjvālākoṭibhānusamaprabhaḥ || 21.66 ||
Homenaje al que sostiene el khaṭvāṅga; homenaje al que lleva el bastón en su mano. Oh Deva, tu resplandor es comparable a diez millones de soles y a las llamas del fuego sacrificial.
Varāha (default speaker assignment; explicit speaker not stated in the excerpt)
It exemplifies Purāṇic stotra-style praise using recognizable iconographic markers (khaṭvāṅga, daṇḍa) and hyperbolic light imagery (koṭi-bhānu), reflecting common devotional-poetic conventions in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the content is primarily hymnic and iconographic rather than topographical.
The verse primarily conveys a philosophical posture of reverential address (namas) toward a divine figure characterized by disciplined authority (daṇḍa) and transformative power (fire/light), rather than an explicit ethical injunction.
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