इत्यभिव्याहृतं तेन मुनिना गतचक्षुषा । निशम्य विस्मिता बाला प्रत्युवाच कृतांजलिः
ityabhivyāhṛtaṃ tena muninā gatacakṣuṣā | niśamya vismitā bālā pratyuvāca kṛtāṃjaliḥ
Hearing those words spoken by the sage who had lost his sight, the young woman—astonished—replied with folded hands.
Narrator (contextual)
Scene: A blind sage seated in austerity; a young woman stands before him, astonished, hands folded in añjali, listening and preparing to respond.
Reverent listening (śravaṇa) and humility are the proper beginning of dharmic instruction.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative transition into vrata-teaching.
None directly; the verse sets the scene for forthcoming vrata-vidhi.