किमयं स्वप्न आहोस्वित्किं वा माया भ्रमात्मिका । इति विस्मयसंभ्रातस्तां भूयः पर्यपृच्छत
kimayaṃ svapna āhosvitkiṃ vā māyā bhramātmikā | iti vismayasaṃbhrātastāṃ bhūyaḥ paryapṛcchata
“Is this a dream, or some delusive māyā that bewilders the mind?”—thus, shaken with astonishment, he questioned her again.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Divine action can surpass ordinary cognition; one should inquire humbly and recognize the limits of perception amid grace and miracle.
None is specified in this verse; the focus is the experiential shock before a sacred marvel.
None; the verse records inquiry and amazement rather than a ritual instruction.