इत्यभिव्याहृतं तेन मुनिना गतचक्षुषा । निशम्य विस्मिता बाला प्रत्युवाच कृतांजलिः
ityabhivyāhṛtaṃ tena muninā gatacakṣuṣā | niśamya vismitā bālā pratyuvāca kṛtāṃjaliḥ
盲目となったその聖仙の言葉を聞き、若き娘は驚嘆し、合掌して恭しく答えた。
Narrator (contextual)
Scene: A blind sage seated in austerity; a young woman stands before him, astonished, hands folded in añjali, listening and preparing to respond.
Reverent listening (śravaṇa) and humility are the proper beginning of dharmic instruction.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative transition into vrata-teaching.
None directly; the verse sets the scene for forthcoming vrata-vidhi.