ताडनाच्च समुद्भूतो वीरभद्रो महायशाः । तथा काली समुत्पन्ना भूतकोटिभिरावृता
tāḍanācca samudbhūto vīrabhadro mahāyaśāḥ | tathā kālī samutpannā bhūtakoṭibhirāvṛtā
اسی ضرب سے نہایت نامور ویر بھدر پیدا ہوا؛ اور اسی طرح کالی بھی ظاہر ہوئی، بھوتوں کے کروڑوں لشکروں سے گھری ہوئی۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi audience (Naimiṣa/other) per Purāṇic convention
Scene: From Rudra’s fierce act, Vīrabhadra erupts—radiant, armed, towering—while Kālī manifests beside him, dark and formidable, encircled by innumerable bhūtas with drums, skull-garlands, and wild hair; the air trembles with ash and sparks.
When dharma is affronted, divine energies manifest as protective forces—Vīrabhadra and Kālī embody righteous retribution.
The verse occurs within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred geography; it supports the Śaiva-mahātmya atmosphere of the Kedāra region rather than naming a specific tīrtha here.
None; it narrates the manifestation of divine beings.