कपाली वाक्यमाकर्ण्य शूलं सितशितंमुखे । संमार्ज्य वामहस्तेन संरंभाद्विवृतेक्षणः
kapālī vākyamākarṇya śūlaṃ sitaśitaṃmukhe | saṃmārjya vāmahastena saṃraṃbhādvivṛtekṣaṇaḥ
Entendant ces paroles, Kapālī, le regard élargi par une farouche résolution, essuya de sa main gauche son trident éclatant aux pointes acérées.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced); action of Kapālī narrated
Scene: Close-up devotional-heroic moment: Kapālī, eyes widened, left hand wiping the gleaming trident’s blade; the trident catches light, suggesting ritual purity before strike.
Divine protection is not abstract: Śiva’s readiness symbolizes the swift awakening of grace when dharma is imperiled.
None is mentioned in this verse.
None.