नीलकंठा दशभुजाः पंचवक्त्रास्त्रिलोचनाः । कपर्द्दिनः कुंडलिनः शशंकांकितमौलयः
nīlakaṃṭhā daśabhujāḥ paṃcavaktrāstrilocanāḥ | kaparddinaḥ kuṃḍalinaḥ śaśaṃkāṃkitamaulayaḥ
Ils étaient à la gorge bleue, aux dix bras, aux cinq visages et aux trois yeux ; portant les cheveux en nattes, des pendants d’oreilles, et la lune marquée sur leurs couronnes.
Narrator (contextual, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close-up iconographic tableau: a line of Śiva’s radiant attendants, each bearing Śiva’s own attributes—blue throat, ten arms, five faces, three eyes, matted hair, earrings, crescent moon on the crown.
The attendants of Śiva mirror Śiva’s own sacred marks, emphasizing proximity to divinity through divine service.
Indirectly Kedāra’s Shaiva milieu; the verse is primarily iconographic rather than geographical.
None; it is a descriptive (stuti-like) portrayal of Śiva’s messengers.