शंभूदीरितमाकर्ण्य स इत्थं मुनिपुंगवः । प्रोक्तवान्सत्यमेवैतद्यद्देवेन प्रभाषितम्
śaṃbhūdīritamākarṇya sa itthaṃ munipuṃgavaḥ | proktavānsatyamevaitadyaddevena prabhāṣitam
Ayant entendu les paroles de Śambhu, le plus éminent des sages répondit : «Oui, cela est vrai : ce que le Dieu a déclaré».
Skanda (narration) / Nārada (assenting reply implied)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: reader/audience; within scene, the sage listens to Śambhu
Scene: A sage, having listened, responds with reverent assent to Śiva’s teaching; gestures of añjali, calm faces, and a sense of transmitted certainty.
Humility before divine instruction: the wise confirm truth when it is spoken by the Lord, strengthening faith and right understanding.
No specific tīrtha is named; it is part of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s Śaiva teaching narrative.
None; it records assent to Śiva’s doctrinal statement.