इंद्र चंद्राग्नि वरुण समीरण धनाधिपाः । यम नैरृतमुख्याश्च जाताः स्वपदशंकिताः
iṃdra caṃdrāgni varuṇa samīraṇa dhanādhipāḥ | yama nairṛtamukhyāśca jātāḥ svapadaśaṃkitāḥ
因陀罗、月神旃陀罗、火神阿耆尼、伐楼那、风神伐由、财主俱毗罗、阎摩,以及以奈利栗多(Nairṛta)为首的护世者,皆心生惶惧,忧其自身位分。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages (frame assumed)
Scene: The eight guardians—Indra, Candra, Agni, Varuṇa, Vāyu, Kubera, Yama, Nairṛta—gather in alarm, glancing toward a distant blazing aura of tapas.
Spiritual power born of dharma and tapas can surpass worldly authority, reminding even gods that offices are not ultimate.
The chapter belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Kāśī context); this verse highlights cosmic reactions, not a specific site.
None; it narrates the consequence of intense austerity.
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