सत्यमुग्रोऽसि लोके त्वं ख्यापितो वृषभध्वज । निष्कारुण्यो दुराराध्यः सर्वभूतभयंकरः
satyamugro'si loke tvaṃ khyāpito vṛṣabhadhvaja | niṣkāruṇyo durārādhyaḥ sarvabhūtabhayaṃkaraḥ
സത്യമാണ്, ഹേ വൃഷഭധ്വജാ! ലോകത്തിൽ നീ ഉഗ്രനെന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധൻ—കരുണയില്ലാത്തവൻ, ദുരാരാധ്യൻ, സർവ്വഭൂതങ്ങൾക്കും ഭയങ്കരൻ।
Gaurī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha sphere (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: interlocutor(s) in frame narrative
Scene: Devī addresses Vṛṣabhadhvaja Śiva with sharp, accusatory reverence; Śiva’s bull-banner and trident symbolism loom behind.
The verse dramatizes a devotee’s protest, preparing a teaching on how divine grace relates to inner qualification, not mere duration of effort.
The teaching unfolds within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s pilgrimage frame, though this verse itself is theological rather than topographical.
None; it is an accusatory address that prompts Śiva’s doctrinal response.
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