किं कृतं हि त्वया शंभो कोऽसौ दग्धो ममाग्रतः । न जानामि च किं जातं कृतं केन महत्तरम्
kiṃ kṛtaṃ hi tvayā śaṃbho ko'sau dagdho mamāgrataḥ | na jānāmi ca kiṃ jātaṃ kṛtaṃ kena mahattaram
ஹே ஶம்போ! நீ என்ன செய்தாய்? என் முன்னே எரிந்து போனவன் யார்? என்ன நிகழ்ந்தது எனக்கு தெரியவில்லை; இந்த மாபெரும் செயலை யார் செய்தார் என்பதும் அறியேன்।
Rājā (the king)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śambhu (Śiva)
Scene: A dramatic moment: before the king lies a being identified with Kāla, engulfed in towering flames like garlands; the king, shocked, questions Śambhu.
Divine acts can surpass ordinary understanding; inquiry after the Lord’s deed becomes a doorway to higher teaching.
Kedāra-kṣetra, where extraordinary manifestations of Śiva’s grace are narrated to inspire pilgrimage-faith.
None; it is a doctrinal question within the kṣetra-māhātmya narrative.
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