Shloka 93
Hemakūṭa’s Marvels and Lomaśa’s Account of Ṛṣabha at Ṛṣabhakūṭa
Nandā–Kauśikī Tīrtha Passage
ललाटदेशे पतितां मालां मुक्तामयीमिव । उस समय उनके जलमें बड़ी-बड़ी भँवरें और तरंगे उठ रही थीं। मत्स्य और ग्राह भरे हुए थे। राजन! आकाशकी मेखलारूप गंगाको भगवान् शिवने अपने ललाटदेशमें पड़ी हुई मोतियोंकी मालाकी भाँति धारण कर लिया
lalāṭadeśe patitāṁ mālāṁ muktāmayīm iva |
โลมศะกล่าวว่า “คงคาประทับอยู่บนหน้าผากของพระศิวะดุจพวงมาลัยแห่งไข่มุก”
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a striking simile to convey Śiva’s mastery and restraint: the immense, potentially destructive Gaṅgā is contained and borne as lightly as a pearl-garland. It suggests that divine power is not mere force but controlled, world-protecting governance of overwhelming energies.
Lomaśa describes the Gaṅgā’s turbulent waters—full of whirlpools, waves, fish, and crocodiles—and then states that Śiva holds this ‘sky-girdling’ river upon his forehead, appearing like a pearl garland resting there.