मृडानीवाक्सुधामेतां विधाय श्रुतिगोचराम् । कथामकथयद्देव ओंकारस्यमहाद्भुताम्
mṛḍānīvāksudhāmetāṃ vidhāya śrutigocarām | kathāmakathayaddeva oṃkārasyamahādbhutām
Nachdem er so diese nektargleiche Rede der Mṛḍānī (Pārvatī) verfasst hatte, würdig, als heilige Überlieferung gehört zu werden, erzählte der Herr die wunderbare Geschichte des Oṃkāra.
Narrator (contextual, likely Skanda’s narration of the dialogue)
Tirtha: Ānandavana (within Kāśī/Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (Mṛḍānī/Aparṇā)
Scene: Śiva, after shaping Pārvatī’s nectar-like, śruti-worthy speech, begins the wondrous Oṃkāra narrative; an intimate divine discourse set against the sanctity of Kāśī.
Purāṇic kathā is portrayed as ‘nectar’—a sacred medium through which profound truths are transmitted.
Indirectly Kāśī, since the Oṃkāra narrative is being introduced within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
No explicit rite; emphasis is on śravaṇa (worthy hearing) and narration of sacred history.