महत्कथेयं वैशिष्टी कल्पादस्मात्परं तु या । लोकक्षयकरो घोर आसीत्कालः सुदारुणः
mahatkatheyaṃ vaiśiṣṭī kalpādasmātparaṃ tu yā | lokakṣayakaro ghora āsītkālaḥ sudāruṇaḥ
یہ ایک عظیم اور نادر حکایت ہے، جو اس کلپ سے پرے والے کلپ سے متعلق ہے۔ ایک زمانہ آیا—نہایت ہولناک اور سخت—جو عوالم کی ہلاکت کا سبب بنا۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Sabhā audience
Scene: A visionary tableau of pralaya: darkened skies, turbulent waters or fiery winds, collapsing worlds; in contrast, the narrator-sage remains steady, holding the thread of tradition.
Worldly existence is subject to cyclical dissolution; recognizing pralaya fosters vairāgya (dispassion) and commitment to lasting dharma.
No site is named in this verse; it introduces a cosmic backdrop that will contextualize the Narmadā-region’s sacred significance.
None; it signals the gravity of the forthcoming account.