सर्वायसमयीं गुर्वीं यमजिह्वाभिवापराम् । शतहस्तां प्रमाणेन प्राणिनां भयवर्द्धिनीम्
sarvāyasamayīṃ gurvīṃ yamajihvābhivāparām | śatahastāṃ pramāṇena prāṇināṃ bhayavarddhinīm
அது முழுவதும் இரும்பால் ஆனது, மிகக் கனமானது, யமனின் எரியும் நாவைப் போன்றது, நூறு கை அளவு—உயிர்களின் அச்சத்தைப் பெருக்குவது.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Listener: Śaunaka and assembled ṛṣis
Scene: Close-up emphasis on the mace itself: black iron mass, enormous scale, edges glowing as if a ‘tongue of Yama’; beings recoil in dread.
The Purāṇic idiom uses awe-inspiring imagery to show how adharma generates fear, while dharma’s guardians counter it with decisive force.
The verse belongs to the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya sequence; the immediate verse is weapon-description rather than direct tīrtha praise.
None; this is descriptive imagery.