एवं संभाषमाणस्य यमस्य च महात्मनः । आगताः शिवद्वतास्ते वृषारूढा महाप्रभाः
evaṃ saṃbhāṣamāṇasya yamasya ca mahātmanaḥ | āgatāḥ śivadvatāste vṛṣārūḍhā mahāprabhāḥ
Tatkala Yama yang berhati agung sedang berbicara demikian, para utusan Śiva yang perkasa dan bercahaya pun tiba, menunggang lembu jantan.
Narrator (contextual, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: As Yama speaks, a sudden arrival: radiant Śiva-vrata messengers descend, each mounted on a bull, filling the space with blazing aura and sacred authority.
Śiva’s protective agency manifests through divine attendants who intervene in dharmic destinies.
The Kedāra context frames the episode, highlighting Shaiva sacred power associated with the Kedāra region.
None; the verse narrates the arrival of Śiva’s messengers.