तस्यास्तीरे महेशोऽपि कृत्वा रूपं मनोहरम् । कामालयं वाद्यहस्तं कृतपुंड्रं जटाधरम्
tasyāstīre maheśo'pi kṛtvā rūpaṃ manoharam | kāmālayaṃ vādyahastaṃ kṛtapuṃḍraṃ jaṭādharam
Sur sa rive, Maheśa lui aussi prit une forme ravissante : demeurant dans le désir, tenant un instrument de musique en sa main, marqué du tilaka de sa tradition, et portant les jaṭā, les mèches emmêlées.
Gālava
Tirtha: Haratīrtha (bank context)
Type: ghat
Scene: On the riverbank, Śiva appears in a charming, desire-inflected (kāmālayaṃ) mood, holding a musical instrument, with sectarian mark and matted locks—an iconographic, performative theophany.
The divine may appear in varied forms for līlā, drawing beings toward dharma and establishing the sanctity of place through narrative memory.
The scene occurs at the riverbank associated with the newly proclaimed Hara-tīrtha.
No ritual instruction is given; the verse describes Śiva’s form and setting within the tīrtha’s story.