वित्रस्तरूपं प्रबभौ क्षणेन संहर्तुमिच्छेत्किमयं त्रिलोकीम् । सार्धं त्वया सप्तभिरर्णकैश्च जनस्तपः सत्यमभिप्रयाति
vitrastarūpaṃ prababhau kṣaṇena saṃhartumicchetkimayaṃ trilokīm | sārdhaṃ tvayā saptabhirarṇakaiśca janastapaḥ satyamabhiprayāti
କ୍ଷଣମାତ୍ରେ ସେ ଭୟଙ୍କର ରୂପରେ ପ୍ରକଟ ହେଲେ—କି ସେ ସତ୍ୟସତ୍ୟ ତ୍ରିଲୋକୀକୁ ସଂହାର କରିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରୁଛନ୍ତି? ତୁମ ସହିତ ସାତ ସମୁଦ୍ର ସହ ଜଗତର ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀ ତପ ଓ ସତ୍ୟକୁ ଏକମାତ୍ର ଶରଣ ଭାବି ସେଥିପାଇଁ ଧାଉଛନ୍ତି।
Ṛṣis (addressing Brahmā)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (contextual)
Type: river
Listener: Ṛṣis/śaunakādaya (outer frame; not stated in verse)
Scene: A terrifying cosmic form suddenly manifests; devas and beings recoil, while the seven oceans surge as if drawn toward dissolution; the mood shifts to collective refuge in tapas and satya.
In times of fear, dharma points to satya (truth) and tapas (disciplined practice) as stabilizing refuges.
No tīrtha is identified in this verse.
It alludes generally to tapas and satya (austere discipline and truthfulness), but gives no specific rite or vow.
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