तालमेघभयात्पार्थ रविरुद्राः सवासवाः । यमः स्कन्दो जलेशोऽग्निर्वायुर्देवो धनेश्वरः
tālameghabhayātpārtha ravirudrāḥ savāsavāḥ | yamaḥ skando jaleśo'gnirvāyurdevo dhaneśvaraḥ
ターラ・メーガを恐れて、パールタよ、太陽神、インドラと共なるルドラたち、ヤマ、スカンダ、水界の主ヴァルナ、アグニ、ヴァーユ、そして財宝の主クベーラは—
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā Khaṇḍa secret tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A grand tableau of devas recoiling in fear of Tāla-megha: Sūrya radiant yet anxious, Rudras stern, Indra with displaced regalia, Yama dark and composed, Skanda youthful warrior, Varuṇa with noose, Agni aflame, Vāyu in motion, Kubera with jewels—collective alarm.
Even divine powers appear vulnerable when dharma is overturned, emphasizing the need for ultimate divine restoration and refuge.
The verse sets the crisis that precedes the revelation of Cakratīrtha’s greatness on the Revā.
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