व्याघ्रो मायामयो यस्ते शरैरक्षतविग्रहः । धीरतां द्रष्टुकामस्ते पत्नीं याचितवानहम्
vyāghro māyāmayo yaste śarairakṣatavigrahaḥ | dhīratāṃ draṣṭukāmaste patnīṃ yācitavānaham
Ang tigre na yaon—na di nasugatan ang katawan kahit tamaan ng iyong mga palaso—ay anyong hinubog lamang ng māyā. Nais kong makita ang iyong matatag na tapang, kaya hiniling ko sa iyo ang iyong asawa.
Śiva
Scene: The deity explains that the tiger was an illusory construct, immune to arrows, created to test the king’s courage; the shocking request for the wife is framed as a deliberate dharma-test rather than cruelty.
Worldly threats may be māyā; dharma is proven by unwavering courage and selfless commitment.
No tīrtha is explicitly mentioned in this verse; the emphasis is on ethical testing and Śiva’s līlā.
None; the verse narrates a test of character rather than a ritual command.