एकनेत्रा द्विनेत्राश्च त्रिनेत्राश्च तथापराः । काश्चिद्गजसमारूढा हयारूढास्तथापराः
ekanetrā dvinetrāśca trinetrāśca tathāparāḥ | kāścidgajasamārūḍhā hayārūḍhāstathāparāḥ
சிலர் ஒருகண் உடையோர்; சிலர் இருகண்; மற்றவர் முக்கண் உடையோர். சிலர் யானைமேல் ஏறியிருந்தனர்; மற்றவர் குதிரைமேல் ஏறியிருந்தனர்.
Unspecified (narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; likely Sūta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A shifting crowd of beings: some cyclopean, some normal-eyed, some three-eyed; a few ride elephants with caparisons, others ride horses, forming a surreal cavalcade near a sacred path or water-edge.
The verse reinforces the majesty and strangeness that can accompany holy regions, encouraging courage and steadfastness in righteous conduct.
The shloka is part of Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 88); the exact tīrtha is not identified in this line.
No ritual instruction is given here.
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