Shiva, Sati, and the Opening Narrative

तावन्योन्यं महात्मानौ शरचापधरौ मुने। रुधिरारुणसिक्ताङ्गौ किंशुकाविव रेजतुः।।

tāvanyonyaṃ mahātmānau śaracāpadharau mune| rudhirāruṇasiktāṅgau kiṃśukāviva rejatuḥ||