आसीच्च निश्चितं तेषां जितमस्माभिरित्युत । तार कस्याप्यभिप्रायं भगवान्वीक्ष्य शंकरः
āsīcca niścitaṃ teṣāṃ jitamasmābhirityuta | tāra kasyāpyabhiprāyaṃ bhagavānvīkṣya śaṃkaraḥ
اور انہیں پختہ یقین ہو گیا کہ “ہم نے یقیناً فتح پا لی ہے۔” مگر بھگوان شنکر نے تارک کے دل کا ارادہ بھی بھانپ لیا—
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Daityas exult, convinced of victory; Śaṅkara remains composed, gaze penetrating, reading Tāraka’s hidden plan; tension between noise of triumph and stillness of divine insight.
Human (or divine-host) certainty can be premature; the Lord’s vision penetrates hidden motives, guiding events toward the restoration of dharma.
No location is praised; the emphasis is theological—Śiva’s discernment.
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