तं ददर्श हरिर्दूराद्दुर्वारे स्यंदने स्थितम् । चक्रहस्तं गदाशार्ङ्गसंयुतं गरुडध्वजम्
taṃ dadarśa harirdūrāddurvāre syaṃdane sthitam | cakrahastaṃ gadāśārṅgasaṃyutaṃ garuḍadhvajam
De loin, Hari le vit posté sur un char imprenable, tenant le disque, muni de la massue et de l’arc Śārṅga, et portant l’étendard de Garuḍa.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: Hari watches from a distance: Pauṇḍraka stands in a fortified chariot, brandishing a discus and bearing mace and Śārṅga bow, with a Garuḍa-banner—an audacious counterfeit of Viṣṇu’s form.
External marks can be copied, but true divinity is recognized by reality and righteousness, not by borrowed insignia.
No tirtha is directly praised; the verse focuses on the dramatic recognition of the impostor within the larger Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya text.
None; the verse is descriptive, emphasizing iconographic details.