सूत उवाच । विचित्रं शिवनिर्माणं विचित्र शिवचेष्टितम् । विचित्रं शिवमाहात्म्यं विचित्रं शिवभाषितम्
sūta uvāca | vicitraṃ śivanirmāṇaṃ vicitra śivaceṣṭitam | vicitraṃ śivamāhātmyaṃ vicitraṃ śivabhāṣitam
સૂત બોલ્યા—શિવનું સર્જન અદભુત છે, શિવની ચેષ્ટાઓ અદભુત છે; શિવનું માહાત્મ્ય અદભુત છે, અને શિવનાં વચનો પણ અદભુત છે।
Sūta
Listener: Śaunaka and assembled sages
Scene: A cosmic tableau: Śiva as creator and mover of wondrous deeds; four vignettes—creation, dance, bestowal of grace, and teaching—unified by a central Śiva figure radiating mystery.
Śiva’s nature is portrayed as beyond ordinary measure—his works, speech, and glory inspire reverence and devotional awe.
No site is named; it is a general praise of Śiva’s māhātmya.
None; it functions as an opening stuti (praise).