Shiva, Sati, and the Opening Narrative

ततो महर्षयो दृष्ट्वा मृगेन्द्रवदनं गणम। भीता होत्रं परित्यज्य जग्मुः शरणमच्युतम।।

tato maharṣayo dṛṣṭvā mṛgendravadanaṃ gaṇam| bhītā hotraṃ parityajya jagmuḥ śaraṇamacyutam||