प्रायशः शंभुभक्तेषु यतस्त्वं प्रोच्यसेऽग्रणीः । एकोनेऽब्जसहस्रेप्राग्ददौ नेत्रांबुजं भवान्
prāyaśaḥ śaṃbhubhakteṣu yatastvaṃ procyase'graṇīḥ | ekone'bjasahasreprāgdadau netrāṃbujaṃ bhavān
Pues se te proclama el primero entre los devotos de Śambhu (Śiva). Antaño, cuando faltaba un loto de entre mil, ofreciste tu propio ojo de loto.
Vīrabhadra
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience within the Purāṇic frame
Scene: A laudatory recollection: the devotee, short of one lotus in a thousand-lotus offering, plucks/places his own lotus-like eye as the final offering to Śambhu.
True devotion is self-offering; the highest bhakti transcends sectarian division and honors the Supreme through humility.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s larger purpose is Kāśī’s glory; this verse instead recalls a famed act of devotion to Śiva.
It alludes to lotus-offering worship (puṣpārcana) to Śiva, highlighting completeness and sincerity in worship.