ईश्वरोऽसि महाभाग कैलासपतिरेव च । एकाकिनः कथं देव भिक्षार्थमटनं तव
īśvaro'si mahābhāga kailāsapatireva ca | ekākinaḥ kathaṃ deva bhikṣārthamaṭanaṃ tava
“آپ یقیناً ایشور ہیں، اے سعادت مند! آپ ہی کیلاش پتی ہیں۔ اے دیو، آپ اکیلے بھیک کے لیے کیوں بھٹکتے ہیں؟”
ṛṣibhāryā addressing Śiva
Tirtha: Kedāra (linked to Kailāsa-pati)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The woman praises Śiva as Īśvara and Lord of Kailāsa, then asks how he can wander alone seeking alms; her tone blends reverence with puzzled concern.
Divine greatness can coexist with radical simplicity; the Lord’s humility challenges worldly assumptions about power and status.
Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa), where Śiva’s presence and acts make the landscape spiritually potent.
No formal rite; the topic is bhikṣārtha-aṭana—wandering for alms as an ascetic mode.
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