ईश्वर उवाच । तं दृष्ट्वा घोरवदनं मदं देवः शतक्रतुः । आयांतं भक्षयिष्यन्तं व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम्
īśvara uvāca | taṃ dṛṣṭvā ghoravadanaṃ madaṃ devaḥ śatakratuḥ | āyāṃtaṃ bhakṣayiṣyantaṃ vyāttānanamivāntakam
自在天说道:释多迦罗图(因陀罗)见摩达面目狰狞,望见他逼近欲吞噬,宛如死神亲临,巨口大张。
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra (Śatakratu), alarmed, beholds the onrushing personification of Mada—dread-faced, mouth agape like Yama—advancing to devour.
When pride or injustice leads to peril, even the mighty must turn toward humility and the higher moral order.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, via the Cyavaneśvara Māhātmya cycle of events.
None explicitly; the verse introduces the crisis that leads to supplication and reconciliation.
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