नारदोक्तं निशम्याथ तारकः प्रहसन्निव । उवाच वाक्यं मेधावी गच्छ त्वं च पुरंदरम्
nāradoktaṃ niśamyātha tārakaḥ prahasanniva | uvāca vākyaṃ medhāvī gaccha tvaṃ ca puraṃdaram
नारदोक्तं निशम्याथ तारकः प्रहसन्निव । उवाच वाक्यं मेधावी गच्छ त्वं च पुरंदरम्
Tāraka
Tirtha: Kedāra (narrative frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nārada (immediate); ultimately Indra (Purandara) as intended recipient
Scene: Nārada stands as messenger; Tāraka, seated or standing in an asura court, smiles with derision and gestures dismissively, ordering Nārada to go to Indra.
Mockery and overconfidence often precede downfall; dharma’s guardians are not to be scorned.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative setting.
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