पारदो घनदो ध्वांक्षी हंसक्री नरकस्तथा । पंचशीर्षस्त्रिशीर्षश्च क्रोडदंष्ट्रो महाद्भुत
pārado ghanado dhvāṃkṣī haṃsakrī narakastathā | paṃcaśīrṣastriśīrṣaśca kroḍadaṃṣṭro mahādbhuta
Pārada, Ghanada, Dhvāṃkṣī, Haṃsakrī và cả Naraka; Paṃcaśīrṣa và Triśīrṣa; cùng Kroḍadaṃṣṭra—thật kỳ diệu về hình tướng và uy lực.
Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa; not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A procession-like tableau of Rudra’s gaṇas—each named figure suggested by distinctive hybrid physiognomy (multi-headed, animal-faced, boar-tusked), clustered near an unseen or partially seen Śiva-sannidhi; the mood is wondrous rather than horrific.
The sacred realm includes extraordinary, multi-formed divine beings—indicating that tīrthas are not merely physical places but spiritually charged domains.
This verse does not name the tīrtha; it contributes to the chapter’s larger tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
No explicit ritual practice is stated in this verse.
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