अंधकोऽपि समालोक्य संप्राप्तां देववाहिनीम् । सगणां च महादेवं परितोषं परं गतः
aṃdhako'pi samālokya saṃprāptāṃ devavāhinīm | sagaṇāṃ ca mahādevaṃ paritoṣaṃ paraṃ gataḥ
اندھک نے بھی دیوتاؤں کی فوج کو آتے دیکھا، اور گنوں سمیت مہادیو کے درشن کر کے، دل میں نہایت شدید مسرّت کی لہر محسوس کی۔
Sūta (implied continuation of narration)
Listener: Ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya
Scene: Andhaka, seeing the deva-host and Mahādeva with gaṇas, brightens with fierce satisfaction—eyes wide, posture proud—contrasting with the ominous divine procession.
Adharma often mistakes confrontation with the divine as triumph; inner delusion can appear as ‘joy’ when ego seeks battle rather than surrender.
The chapter belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya framework, though this verse focuses on the Andhaka conflict.
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