पादेनाकृष्य देवेंद्रं सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा । मातुरंतिकमागच्छद्याचमानं भयातुरम्
pādenākṛṣya deveṃdraṃ siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṃ yathā | māturaṃtikamāgacchadyācamānaṃ bhayāturam
Traînant du pied le seigneur des dieux comme un lion traîne une bête chétive, il s’approcha de sa mère ; et Indra, saisi de peur, implorait la grâce.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Scene: Bāhvāyudha drags Indra by the foot like a lion hauling a small animal; Indra’s crown is askew, hands folded in plea; the mother figure stands ahead, a moral center amid the violence.
The Purāṇas often portray the fragility of worldly status—fear and supplication can overtake even the highest when adharma ripens.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None.