एकादश च रुद्राश्च पुरुषास्तस्य चांशजाः । तां नारीमहामालोक्य पुत्रं दक्षमथा ब्रवम्
ekādaśa ca rudrāśca puruṣāstasya cāṃśajāḥ | tāṃ nārīmahāmālokya putraṃ dakṣamathā bravam
At ang labing-isang Rudra, gayundin ang iba pang mga nilalang na lalaki, ay isinilang mula sa bahagi Niya. Pagkaraan, nang mamasdan ko ang Dakilang Babae, nagsalita ako sa aking anak na si Dakṣa.
Brahmā (deduced)
Listener: Dakṣa (addressed next)
Scene: A cosmic tableau: from Śiva’s portion emerge eleven Rudras; the narrator turns to behold the great Devī and then addresses Dakṣa, setting the stage for Satī’s marital destiny.
Cosmic governance arises through divine emanations and lineages; Rudras and progenitors serve the maintenance of dharma across creation.
None; the verse is genealogical/cosmological.
None.