अष्टानामपि चैतेषां देवदेव त्रिलोचन । यद्यहं वल्लभा भक्ता तथा चित्तानुवर्तिनी
aṣṭānāmapi caiteṣāṃ devadeva trilocana | yadyahaṃ vallabhā bhaktā tathā cittānuvartinī
يا إلهَ الآلهة، يا ذا العيونِ الثلاث! إن كنتُ حقًّا حبيبتَك، عابدةً مخلصةً، وقلبي تابعًا لمشيئتك دائمًا، فبيّن لي من بين هذه الكشيترا الثمانية…
Śrī Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Aṣṭa-kṣetra (as the set under discussion)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devadeva Trilocana (Śiva)
Scene: Devī speaks tenderly yet purposefully to the Three-eyed Lord, asserting her devotion and harmony with his mind, requesting the decisive teaching ‘among these eight’; the scene balances conjugal intimacy with spiritual instruction.
Bhakti and intimate divine dialogue frame tīrtha-teaching: the highest guidance is sought through devotion and alignment with dharma.
The verse sets up a comparison among the eight kṣetras; the explicit glorification of Hāṭakeśvara follows.
No direct prescription; it is a devotional appeal that introduces the selection of the श्रेष्ठ (best) kṣetra.