इति पृष्टः स भूपालो विमृश्य सुचिरं ततः । त्रिकालज्ञः प्रहस्यैनां प्रोवाच सुकुतूहलः
iti pṛṣṭaḥ sa bhūpālo vimṛśya suciraṃ tataḥ | trikālajñaḥ prahasyaināṃ provāca sukutūhalaḥ
So befragt, sann der König lange nach. Als Kenner der drei Zeiten lächelte er sie an und begann, voller Neugier, zu antworten.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; transition into the king’s speech)
Scene: The king pauses in thought, then smiles knowingly; the queen watches intently, awaiting explanation; the scene feels like the moment before a secret is revealed.
Purāṇas often reveal hidden causes behind apparent contradictions; karmic history and sacred contact can transform destiny.
Not yet named in this verse; it introduces a sacred backstory that soon connects to a Śiva temple.
None; it is a narrative pivot into a testimony of past experience.