तदोक्तः शंकरेणैव वीरभद्रो महामनाः । शिरः केना पनीतं च दक्षस्यास्य दुरात्मनः
tadoktaḥ śaṃkareṇaiva vīrabhadro mahāmanāḥ | śiraḥ kenā panītaṃ ca dakṣasyāsya durātmanaḥ
そこでシャンカラは、気高い心のヴィーラバドラに尋ねた。「この邪悪な魂を持つダクシャの頭は、誰によって切り落とされたのか?」
Rudra (Śiva) (question within narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: In a sacrificial arena recalled within the Kedāra narrative, Śaṅkara questions the great Vīrabhadra about the removal of Dakṣa’s head; tension between wrath and impending mercy hangs in the air.
Even in punishment, Śiva seeks clarity and order—justice is deliberate, not chaotic.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s didactic narrative.
None; it is a direct inquiry about the act of severing/removing the head.
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