पतितः पुनरुत्थाय शनैरुन्मील्य लोचने । पुरतः स्थितमालोक्य विष्णुं सर्वगुहाशयम्
patitaḥ punarutthāya śanairunmīlya locane | purataḥ sthitamālokya viṣṇuṃ sarvaguhāśayam
گرنے کے بعد وہ پھر اٹھا اور آہستہ آہستہ آنکھیں کھولیں۔ سامنے کھڑے وِشنو کو دیکھ کر—جو ہر جاندار کے باطن کی گہری غار میں بستا ہے—اس نے اسے صاف پہچان لیا۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Interlocutor/sages in Kedāra-khaṇḍa frame
Scene: The asura rises from the ground, eyes slowly opening; before him stands Viṣṇu, radiant and still, suggesting the indweller revealed at the moment of awakening.
The Lord is not only a battlefield protector but the indwelling presence (sarva-guhāśaya) within all beings.
The chapter belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, associated with Kedāra-kṣetra’s sacred geography, though this verse emphasizes inner theology.
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