ब्रह्मलोके स्थितः पूर्वं नारदो भगवानृषिः । तत्र दृष्ट्वा महावीणां दिव्यां तंत्र्ययुतै र्युताम्
brahmaloke sthitaḥ pūrvaṃ nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ | tatra dṛṣṭvā mahāvīṇāṃ divyāṃ taṃtryayutai ryutām
Autrefois, le bienheureux sage Nārada demeurait en Brahmaloka. Là, il vit une grande vīṇā divine, pourvue de milliers de cordes.
Īśvara (Śiva) (narrating the backstory)
Purāṇas connect celestial happenings with earthly tīrthas, implying that sacred places mirror higher worlds.
The narrative sets up the origin of Nāradeśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra, though this verse is situated in Brahmaloka.
None; it begins an origin story (kathā) explaining the shrine’s sanctity.