भालनेत्रा नीलगलाः शुद्धांगा वृषभध्वजाः । असंख्याताः सहस्राणि ये रुद्रा अधिभूतलम्
bhālanetrā nīlagalāḥ śuddhāṃgā vṛṣabhadhvajāḥ | asaṃkhyātāḥ sahasrāṇi ye rudrā adhibhūtalam
Ils portent l’œil au front, la gorge bleue, le corps pur, et l’étendard du taureau; d’innombrables milliers de Rudra se tiennent là sur le plan de la terre.
Gaṇas (continuing)
Tirtha: Kāśī as Rudra-bhūmi (Rudra-sannidhāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast assembly of Rudras fills the sacred landscape—each with a blazing forehead-eye, blue throat, immaculate body, and bull-banner insignia—extending beyond count across the earth-plane.
The sacred realm is saturated with Śiva’s living presence—manifest as innumerable Rudra forms—inviting reverence and inner purification.
The broader sacred region being described in Adhyāya 14 (Kāśī’s Īśāna-related domain), portrayed as filled with Rudra manifestations.
None; the verse is primarily a glorifying description of Rudra-forms.