कपाली वाक्यमाकर्ण्य शूलं सितशितंमुखे । संमार्ज्य वामहस्तेन संरंभाद्विवृतेक्षणः
kapālī vākyamākarṇya śūlaṃ sitaśitaṃmukhe | saṃmārjya vāmahastena saṃraṃbhādvivṛtekṣaṇaḥ
Mendengar kata-kata itu, Kapālī—dengan tekad garang dan mata terbelalak—mengusap trisulanya yang berkilau dan tajam dengan tangan kiri.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced); action of Kapālī narrated
Scene: Close-up devotional-heroic moment: Kapālī, eyes widened, left hand wiping the gleaming trident’s blade; the trident catches light, suggesting ritual purity before strike.
Divine protection is not abstract: Śiva’s readiness symbolizes the swift awakening of grace when dharma is imperiled.
None is mentioned in this verse.
None.