ततोऽसौ शिरसा जात उत्क्लेशान्मत्स्ययोजितः । ततो हि विकृतं वक्त्रं क्षणाद्बहिरुपागतः
tato'sau śirasā jāta utkleśānmatsyayojitaḥ | tato hi vikṛtaṃ vaktraṃ kṣaṇādbahirupāgataḥ
Alors il sortit la tête la première, accablé, car il avait été retenu dans le poisson. En un instant, il parut au-dehors, le visage changé et défiguré par l’épreuve.
Narrator (contextual; continuing the story after Śiva’s instruction)
Scene: A man emerges headfirst from the mouth/belly of a huge fish, visibly shaken; his face appears distorted from suffocation and struggle, while the surrounding waters churn lightly then calm.
Hardship leaves marks, yet it can be the very passage through which providence brings one into a higher calling.
Not specified in this verse; it remains within the broader tīrtha-glorification chapter.
None; it is descriptive narrative.