Shiva, Sati, and the Opening Narrative

ततश्चतुर्भुजं दृष्ट्वा धर्मराजो गणेश्वरम। तस्थावष्टभुनजो भूत्वा नानायुधधरो ऽव्ययः।।

tataścaturbhujaṃ dṛṣṭvā dharmarājo gaṇeśvaram| tasthāvaṣṭabhunajo bhūtvā nānāyudhadharo 'vyayaḥ||