तस्माच्छंभो वरं देहि प्रसन्नेनांतरात्मना । इति दिव्यपितॄणां स श्रुत्वा वाक्यं वृषध्वजः
tasmācchaṃbho varaṃ dehi prasannenāṃtarātmanā | iti divyapitṝṇāṃ sa śrutvā vākyaṃ vṛṣadhvajaḥ
«C’est pourquoi, ô Śambhu, accorde une grâce, ton Soi intérieur devenu bienveillant.» Entendant ces paroles des Pitṛ célestes, Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva) prêta une oreille attentive.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Kāpilatīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: The celestial Pitṛs, radiant yet humble, request a boon from Śambhu; Śiva as Vṛṣadhvaja turns his attention, listening with composed compassion as devas witness.
Sincere supplication to Śiva, offered with reverence, invites divine grace and boon-giving compassion.
The ongoing context is Kāśī’s Kāpilatīrtha, where the Pitṛs address Śiva.
Implicitly, prayer and petition on behalf of Pitṛs; the detailed śrāddha prescription appears in subsequent verses.