किं कृतं हि त्वया शंभो कोऽसौ दग्धो ममाग्रतः । न जानामि च किं जातं कृतं केन महत्तरम्
kiṃ kṛtaṃ hi tvayā śaṃbho ko'sau dagdho mamāgrataḥ | na jānāmi ca kiṃ jātaṃ kṛtaṃ kena mahattaram
Qu’as-Tu fait, ô Śambhu ? Qui est celui qui a été brûlé devant moi ? Je ne sais ce qui s’est produit, ni par qui cet acte si grand a été accompli.
Rājā (the king)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śambhu (Śiva)
Scene: A dramatic moment: before the king lies a being identified with Kāla, engulfed in towering flames like garlands; the king, shocked, questions Śambhu.
Divine acts can surpass ordinary understanding; inquiry after the Lord’s deed becomes a doorway to higher teaching.
Kedāra-kṣetra, where extraordinary manifestations of Śiva’s grace are narrated to inspire pilgrimage-faith.
None; it is a doctrinal question within the kṣetra-māhātmya narrative.