दत्त्वार्घ्यपाद्यं सत्कृत्य मुनयो वीतकल्मषाः । तं पप्रच्छुर्महाभागाः शिवधर्मं सविस्तरम्
dattvārghyapādyaṃ satkṛtya munayo vītakalmaṣāḥ | taṃ papracchurmahābhāgāḥ śivadharmaṃ savistaram
Après avoir offert l’arghya et l’eau pour laver les pieds, puis l’avoir honoré comme il se doit, les sages sans souillure, comblés de mérite, l’interrogèrent en détail sur le dharma de Śiva.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Purāṇic recital frame at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (implied)
Scene: Sages kneel or stand offering arghya and pādya to Lomāśa; a small foot-washing vessel is visible; Lomāśa is seated on a kusa mat; the moment transitions from hospitality to solemn questioning.
Right learning begins with humility and honor; then dharma is sought through respectful questioning.
The dialogue setting is Naimiṣāraṇya, the tīrtha where the sages are gathered.
Arghya and pādya offerings as part of formal honoring before theological inquiry.