बभूव प्रवरो देवि सर्वदेवभयंकरः । कामरूपी स लोकांस्त्रीन्वशीकृत्वाऽभवत्सुखी
babhūva pravaro devi sarvadevabhayaṃkaraḥ | kāmarūpī sa lokāṃstrīnvaśīkṛtvā'bhavatsukhī
Hỡi Nữ Thần, hắn trở thành kẻ đứng đầu, khiến chư thiên đều kinh hãi. Có thể biến hóa tùy ý, hắn khuất phục ba cõi và sống trong an nhàn.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Mahiṣākha rises as the foremost dānava, terrifying the gods; he changes forms at will and subjugates the three worlds, enthroned in arrogant ease.
Unchecked power and desire-driven control disrupt cosmic order, setting the stage for divine intervention to restore dharma.
Indirectly, the verse advances the origin narrative that culminates in Yogeśvarī’s Prabhāsa Kṣetra māhātmya.
None; it describes the asura’s dominance as narrative background.