तस्याश्च पार्श्वगा अन्यास्तासां नामानि मे शृणु । सख्यो ब्राह्मणराक्षस्यस्तासां चैव सुदर्शनाः
tasyāśca pārśvagā anyāstāsāṃ nāmāni me śṛṇu | sakhyo brāhmaṇarākṣasyastāsāṃ caiva sudarśanāḥ
அவளின் பக்கத்தில் இன்னும் சில பெண்களும் இருந்தனர்—அவர்களின் பெயர்களை என்னிடமிருந்து கேள். அவர்கள் அவளின் தோழியர், பிராமண-ராக்ஷசிகள்; அவர்களும் அழகிய தோற்றமுடையவர்கள்.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: A questioning interlocutor (traditionally a sage/assembly within the māhātmya narration)
Scene: A central formidable yet beautiful rākṣasī-figure stands in Prabhāsa’s sacred landscape, flanked by striking companion women; the narrator gestures as if listing their names, while the listener watches with wary attention.
Purāṇic texts map the cosmos through named beings and retinues, showing that divine order includes many classes of powers and attendants.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching sacred setting; this verse transitions into naming associated beings within the māhātmya narrative.
None; it introduces a forthcoming list of names and companions.
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