कालकूटं समुत्पन्नं येन सर्वे सुरासुराः । संप्राप्ताः परमं कष्टं प्रभग्नाश्च दिशो दश
kālakūṭaṃ samutpannaṃ yena sarve surāsurāḥ | saṃprāptāḥ paramaṃ kaṣṭaṃ prabhagnāśca diśo daśa
Alors surgit le poison Kālakūṭa, par lequel tous les dieux et les asuras furent plongés dans une détresse extrême, et les dix directions furent bouleversées.
Unknown (deduced: Purāṇic narrator)
Listener: A king (राजेन्द्र) addressed in the passage
Scene: From the churning ocean rises a dark, lethal plume of Kālakūṭa; devas and asuras recoil in anguish; the sky and ten directions appear shaken, with turbulent waves and ominous clouds.
Before the highest reward appears, destructive trials may arise; endurance and turning to divine refuge are implied.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.