भैरवाभरणो नेता सदा घूर्णितलोचनः । प्रवृत्ततंद्रवन्मूढो वध्यश्चासावितस्ततः
bhairavābharaṇo netā sadā ghūrṇitalocanaḥ | pravṛttataṃdravanmūḍho vadhyaścāsāvitastataḥ
ભૈરવ સમાન આભૂષણોથી શોભિત તે નેતા, જેના નેત્રો સદા ફરતા—તંદ્રાગ્રસ્ત જેવો મોહિત—એથી તે દંડ અને વધને પાત્ર ઠર્યો.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sūta’s recitation in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A swaggering leader wearing Bhairava-like ornaments, eyes rolling in intoxicated stupor, is denounced as deserving punishment; the crowd recoils.
External religious appearance cannot mask adharma; delusion and harmful conduct lead to rightful consequences.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the setting; its māhātmya teaches dharma through episodes of fall and correction.
None in this verse; it describes character and karmic-legal consequence.
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