बाणो भृंगिस्तथा नंदी शैलादो हि महातपाः । महाकालो महाचंडो महामुंडो महाशिराः
bāṇo bhṛṃgistathā naṃdī śailādo hi mahātapāḥ | mahākālo mahācaṃḍo mahāmuṃḍo mahāśirāḥ
ત્યાં બાણ, ભૃંગી અને નંદી હતા; તેમજ મહાતપસ્વી શૈલાદ પણ હતો. મહાકાલ, મહાચંડ, મહામુંડ અને મહાશિરા પણ હાજર હતા.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: A roll-call of formidable attendants around Śiva: Nandī serene and bull-like; Bhṛṅgi austere; Bāṇa heroic; Mahākāla and fierce gaṇas with skull garlands and weapons; the assembly feels both protective and terrifying.
Śiva’s presence is accompanied by disciplined and powerful attendants—symbolizing that devotion is supported by strength, tapas, and vigilance.
The Kedāra region is the textual setting; this verse is primarily an enumeration of Śiva’s attendants.
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