तस्मिन्नेकार्णवे घोरे नष्टे स्थावरजंगमे । चन्द्रार्कतपने नष्टे ज्योतिषि प्रलयं गते
tasminnekārṇave ghore naṣṭe sthāvarajaṃgame | candrārkatapane naṣṭe jyotiṣi pralayaṃ gate
Quando restava apenas aquele terrível oceano único—quando os seres móveis e imóveis haviam perecido; quando a lua, o sol e o calor tinham desaparecido; quando as luminárias haviam entrado na dissolução—
Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: A near-empty cosmic ocean under a darkened sky: no sun or moon, no stars; only a vast, ominous ‘eka-ārṇava’ with subtle whirlpools, conveying dissolution.
Even cosmic dissolution is used to highlight divine preservation and the sacred origins behind tīrthas and dharmic memory.
The verse sets the pralaya backdrop for Kardamāla’s māhātmya (site details come in subsequent verses).
None; it introduces the pralaya setting.