वडवामुखसङ्काशं महादेवस्य तन्मुखम् । जिह्वाग्रेण जगत्सर्वं लेलिहानमपश्यत
vaḍavāmukhasaṅkāśaṃ mahādevasya tanmukham | jihvāgreṇa jagatsarvaṃ lelihānamapaśyata
اس نے مہادیو کا وہ چہرہ دیکھا جو واڈوا اگنی (سمندری آگ) کی مانند تھا، جو اپنی زبان کی نوک سے پوری کائنات کو چاٹ رہا تھا۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha sphere (Revākhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (राजेन्द्र) and/or sages in the frame narrative
Scene: A colossal Mahādeva face, mare’s-mouth fire blazing, tongue-tip licking the cosmos; tiny worlds and beings drawn toward the mouth; Brahmā witnessing in stunned reverence.
All worlds are impermanent before the Absolute; the terrifying vision urges detachment and surrender to Śiva.
None is named; the verse is a cosmic metaphor.
None; it is visionary description supporting contemplation of Śiva’s supremacy.