प्रार्थितस्त्वं यथा लेखैः परोपकृतये मुने । द्रुहिणेन तथा रुद्रः स्वरक्षण विचक्षणः
prārthitastvaṃ yathā lekhaiḥ paropakṛtaye mune | druhiṇena tathā rudraḥ svarakṣaṇa vicakṣaṇaḥ
Oh sabio, así como fuiste solicitado mediante escritos para el bien de los demás, del mismo modo Rudra—diestro en guardar su propio dominio—fue suplicado por Druhiṇa (Brahmā).
Skanda
Even cosmic order is upheld through supplication and protection; divine narratives serve the welfare (paropakāra) of beings.
Kāśī is the implied sacred setting of the chapter, though this verse chiefly sets up the Brahmā–Rudra episode.
None; the verse establishes narrative causality through a divine petition.