मालाधरः पाशधरः शृङ्गी च नरनस्तथा । पुण्योत्कटः शालिभद्रो महाभद्रो विभद्रकः
mālādharaḥ pāśadharaḥ śṛṅgī ca naranastathā | puṇyotkaṭaḥ śālibhadro mahābhadro vibhadrakaḥ
Có Mālādhara, Pāśadhara và Śṛṅgī, cùng với Naranas; Puṇyotkaṭa, Śālibhadra, Mahābhadra và Vibhadraka cũng đều hiện diện nơi ấy.
Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa; not explicit in snippet)
Scene: Gaṇas bearing garlands and nooses, horned/crested figures (Śṛṅgī), and auspiciously named attendants (Puṇyotkaṭa, Śālibhadra, Mahābhadra, Vibhadraka) arranged as a ceremonial guard around the divine couple.
It reinforces the majesty of Śiva’s presence—where the Lord is invoked, myriad auspicious forces (gaṇas) are also present.
Not named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya setting of the chapter.
No ritual instruction appears here.
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