आसीत्पूर्वं बृहत्कल्पे जयत्सेनः सुरेश्वरः । त्रैलोक्यस्य समस्तस्य स्वामी दानवदर्पहा
āsītpūrvaṃ bṛhatkalpe jayatsenaḥ sureśvaraḥ | trailokyasya samastasya svāmī dānavadarpahā
قدیم زمانے میں، عظیم کلپ کے اندر، جیتسین نام کا دیوتاؤں کا سردار تھا—تینوں لوکوں کا مالک، اور دانَووں کے غرور کو پاش پاش کرنے والا۔
Viśvāmitra
Listener: dharādhipa (Ānarta/king)
Scene: A majestic deva-king Jayatsena, radiant and armed, stands as ruler of the three worlds, with subdued demons in the background—an epic tableau introducing the backstory.
Power and sovereignty are portrayed as dharma-based offices within cosmic order, gained and maintained through right conduct.
None in this verse; it begins a backstory (itihāsa) embedded within the tīrtha-context.
None.