ततः स दृष्ट्वा तान्सर्वान्भयभीतांश्च शांकरिः । पर्वतान्गिरिजापुत्रो बभाषे प्रतिबोधयन्
tataḥ sa dṛṣṭvā tānsarvānbhayabhītāṃśca śāṃkariḥ | parvatāngirijāputro babhāṣe pratibodhayan
Então o filho de Śaṅkara—o filho de Girijā—vendo todas aquelas montanhas tomadas de medo e sobressalto, falou-lhes, instruindo-as e tranquilizando-as.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kumāra stands poised, youthful yet commanding, addressing a semicircle of anxious mountain-personifications; his gesture is calming (abhaya/teaching mudrā), devas attentive above.
Divine leadership calms fear and restores order; dharma includes protection, guidance, and reassurance.
The Kedāra-khaṇḍa context situates the teaching within Kedārakṣetra’s Mahātmya tradition, where geography and theology interweave.
None; this is a narrative transition into counsel (upadeśa).