अथाऽपश्यद्ध्यानदृष्ट्या गंगासक्तं महेश्वरम् । गौर्या भयेन सव्याजं ततो विस्मयमागतः
athā'paśyaddhyānadṛṣṭyā gaṃgāsaktaṃ maheśvaram | gauryā bhayena savyājaṃ tato vismayamāgataḥ
Rồi với nhãn quan do thiền định sinh ra, ông thấy Maheśvara quyến luyến sông Gaṅgā, và thấy đó là việc làm có cớ che đậy vì sợ Gaurī; bấy giờ ông càng kinh ngạc.
Purāṇic narrator
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī) in relation to Maheśvara
Type: river
Scene: The meditating sage’s inner vision opens: he beholds Śiva near/with Gaṅgā, and perceives a concealed pretext driven by fear of Pārvatī; the sage is astonished.
Meditative insight reveals hidden motives behind outward acts, encouraging spiritual discernment (viveka).
The verse reinforces Gaṅgā’s sanctifying centrality within a localized Arbuda narrative, effectively linking the locale to Gaṅgā’s purifying fame.
No new prescription; it clarifies that the ‘vrata’ was a pretext (vyāja) and highlights dhyāna as the means of knowing.