मुंच वज्र सहस्राक्ष पश्यामि तव पौरुषम् । चिरात्प्राप्तोऽसि मे दृष्टिं दिष्ट्या त्वं त्रिदिवेश्वरः
muṃca vajra sahasrākṣa paśyāmi tava pauruṣam | cirātprāpto'si me dṛṣṭiṃ diṣṭyā tvaṃ tridiveśvaraḥ
ஓ ஆயிரக்கண்ணனே! வஜ்ரத்தை எறி; உன் வீரத்தை நான் காணட்டும். நீண்ட காலத்திற்குப் பின் என் பார்வைக்கு வந்தாய்; நல்வினையால் நீ மூவுலகத் தேவர்களின் தலைவன்.
Kālaprabha (Dānava)
Scene: A challenger addresses Indra (Sahasrākṣa), urging him to cast the vajra; Indra is seen as the radiant lord of Svarga, poised for combat, surrounded by celestial retinue and storm-cloud aura.
Mockery and provocation are marks of adharma; true valor is disciplined and aligned with righteous purpose.
No tīrtha is named in this taunting speech; it remains within the broader Mahātmya narrative frame.
None.
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