भूयोपि शिवभक्तानां प्रभावं विस्मयावहम् । समासाद्वर्णयिष्यामि श्रोतॄणां मंगलायनम्
bhūyopi śivabhaktānāṃ prabhāvaṃ vismayāvaham | samāsādvarṇayiṣyāmi śrotṝṇāṃ maṃgalāyanam
„Erneut will ich, kurz gefasst, die staunenswerte Macht der Śiva-Verehrer schildern, eine Quelle des Heils für die Zuhörer.“
Sūta
Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and assembled sages
Scene: Sūta promises further narration; sages lean forward in anticipation; atmosphere of wonder and auspicious expectancy in the forest assembly.
Hearing accounts of devotees is itself auspicious; purāṇic śravaṇa is presented as a dharmic means that purifies and inspires devotion.
No specific sacred place is indicated; the emphasis is on the auspiciousness of listening.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (devotional listening), but no formal rite is prescribed.