प्रायशः शंभुभक्तेषु यतस्त्वं प्रोच्यसेऽग्रणीः । एकोनेऽब्जसहस्रेप्राग्ददौ नेत्रांबुजं भवान्
prāyaśaḥ śaṃbhubhakteṣu yatastvaṃ procyase'graṇīḥ | ekone'bjasahasreprāgdadau netrāṃbujaṃ bhavān
そなたはシャンブ(シヴァ)への帰依者の中で先頭に立つ者と称えられている。かつて千の蓮華のうち一輪が欠けたとき、そなたは自らの蓮華の眼を捧げた。
Vīrabhadra
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience within the Purāṇic frame
Scene: A laudatory recollection: the devotee, short of one lotus in a thousand-lotus offering, plucks/places his own lotus-like eye as the final offering to Śambhu.
True devotion is self-offering; the highest bhakti transcends sectarian division and honors the Supreme through humility.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s larger purpose is Kāśī’s glory; this verse instead recalls a famed act of devotion to Śiva.
It alludes to lotus-offering worship (puṣpārcana) to Śiva, highlighting completeness and sincerity in worship.