तस्यास्तीरे महेशोऽपि कृत्वा रूपं मनोहरम् । कामालयं वाद्यहस्तं कृतपुंड्रं जटाधरम्
tasyāstīre maheśo'pi kṛtvā rūpaṃ manoharam | kāmālayaṃ vādyahastaṃ kṛtapuṃḍraṃ jaṭādharam
Di tebingnya, Mahesa juga mengambil rupa yang mempesona—bersemayam dalam dorongan kama, memegang alat muzik di tangan, bertanda tilaka pada dahi, serta berambut jata yang kusut terikat.
Gālava
Tirtha: Haratīrtha (bank context)
Type: ghat
Scene: On the riverbank, Śiva appears in a charming, desire-inflected (kāmālayaṃ) mood, holding a musical instrument, with sectarian mark and matted locks—an iconographic, performative theophany.
The divine may appear in varied forms for līlā, drawing beings toward dharma and establishing the sanctity of place through narrative memory.
The scene occurs at the riverbank associated with the newly proclaimed Hara-tīrtha.
No ritual instruction is given; the verse describes Śiva’s form and setting within the tīrtha’s story.