The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow
एवं वेगेन सकलं ब्रह्माण्डं भूतधारिणि ॥ बभ्राम सर्वदेवेशः षष्ठेऽब्दे तस्य चापतत्
evaṃ vegena sakalaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ bhūtadhāriṇi || babhrāma sarvadeveśaḥ ṣaṣṭhe 'bde tasya cāpatat
ಹೀಗೆ, ಹೇ ಭೂತಧಾರಿಣಿ, ಅಂಥ ವೇಗದಿಂದ ಅವನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸಿದನು; ಮತ್ತು ಅವನ ಆರನೇ ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದು ಅವನಿಗೂ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿತು.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; narrative continuation after Brahmā’s speech)
It combines cosmological scale (brahmāṇḍa) with narrative timekeeping (sixth year), illustrating how Purāṇas integrate metaphysical space with story chronology.
No terrestrial location is specified; the setting is the brahmāṇḍa (cosmic sphere).
The narrative implies endurance and continuity in disciplined observance across extended time, even when framed in cosmic terms.
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