विश्वेशः प्रीयतां चेति प्रोच्य यातो यथागतः । स च द्विजो द्विजैरन्यैर्धिक्कृतोपि वसन्निह
viśveśaḥ prīyatāṃ ceti procya yāto yathāgataḥ | sa ca dvijo dvijairanyairdhikkṛtopi vasanniha
Mit den Worten: „Möge Viśveśa zufrieden sein“, ging er fort, wie er gekommen war. Jener Brahmane aber blieb, obwohl von anderen Brahmanen geschmäht, weiterhin dort (in Kāśī) wohnen.
Narrator (contextual, within Skanda-to-Agastya frame)
Pleasing Viśveśa is the highest aim in Kāśī; steadfast dharma may invite criticism, yet remains spiritually superior.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), where the ideal refrain is ‘May Viśveśa be pleased,’ and residence itself is spiritually charged.
A devotional utterance (bhakti-vākya)—‘Viśveśaḥ prīyatām’—is modeled as the concluding intention behind actions.