केचित्पूर्वमुखास्तत्र चापरे दक्षिणामुखाः । वारुण्यमिमुखाः केचित्केचित्कौबेरदिङ्मुखाः
kecitpūrvamukhāstatra cāpare dakṣiṇāmukhāḥ | vāruṇyamimukhāḥ kecitkecitkauberadiṅmukhāḥ
அங்கே சிலர் கிழக்கை நோக்கி, சிலர் தெற்கை நோக்கி இருந்தனர். சிலர் வருணனின் மேற்கு திசையை நோக்கி, சிலர் குபேரனின் வட திசையை நோக்கி இருந்தனர்.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not in snippet)
Scene: A herd of deer is seen arranged in varied orientations—some facing east, some south, some west, some north—forming a living compass in a forest glade.
The verse evokes cosmic order through the directions and their guardians, suggesting that even forest life unfolds within dharmic, ordered space.
The setting remains within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography associated with the Revā/Narmadā region.
None; the verse is descriptive.
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