आयांतीं तां विलोक्याथ सुरसेनां गजासुरः । गजरूपी महांश्चैव संहारांभोधिविक्रमः
āyāṃtīṃ tāṃ vilokyātha surasenāṃ gajāsuraḥ | gajarūpī mahāṃścaiva saṃhārāṃbhodhivikramaḥ
येणारी सुरसेना पाहताच गजासुर—महान, गजरूपी आणि संहारसमुद्रासारखा पराक्रमी—समोर धावून आला।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
The forces of adharma rise to oppose divine order, setting the stage for dharma’s decisive victory.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces the antagonist in the battle narrative.
None.