The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow
देवा अपि ययुः खं च स्वस्थानं ते यथागतम् ॥ एतद्रुद्रस्य माहात्म्यं मया ते परिकीर्त्तितम्
devā api yayuḥ khaṃ ca svasthānaṃ te yathāgatam || etad rudrasya māhātmyaṃ mayā te parikīrtitam
దేవతలు కూడా ఆకాశమార్గముగా, వచ్చినట్లే, తమ తమ స్థానాలకు వెళ్లిరి. ఈ విధంగా రుద్రుని మహాత్మ్యాన్ని నేను నీకు వివరించితిని.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; narrative closure formula)
The verse uses a standard Purāṇic closure formula (‘has been recounted’), valuable for textual segmentation and for identifying episode boundaries in manuscript traditions.
No specific terrestrial site is named; the movement is described through khaṃ (“sky/space”) to individual divine abodes.
It conveys the value of orderly completion and faithful transmission of an account (parikīrtana) as a cultural practice.
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