ईश्वर उवाच । राजंस्ते परितुष्टोऽस्मि भक्त्या पुण्यस्तवेन च । अनन्यचेता यो नित्यं सदा मां पर्यपूजयः
īśvara uvāca | rājaṃste parituṣṭo'smi bhaktyā puṇyastavena ca | ananyacetā yo nityaṃ sadā māṃ paryapūjayaḥ
ಈಶ್ವರನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಹೇ ರಾಜನ್, ನಿನ್ನ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದಲೂ ಈ ಪುಣ್ಯಸ್ತವದಿಂದಲೂ ನಾನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ತೃಪ್ತನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ನೀನು ಅನನ್ಯಚಿತ್ತದಿಂದ ನಿತ್ಯ, ಸದಾ ನನ್ನನ್ನೇ ಪೂಜಿಸಿದ್ದೆ.
Śiva (Īśvara/Maheśvara)
Listener: Rājā (the king)
Scene: Śiva speaks to the king with a gentle, affirming gesture; Pārvatī listens approvingly; the king’s posture relaxes into gratitude as divine acceptance is declared.
Ananya-bhakti—steady, undivided devotion and worship—pleases Śiva, especially when expressed through a puṇya-stava.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it highlights devotional qualification rather than place.
Continuous worship (nitya/sadā paryapūjā) and recitation of a meritorious hymn (puṇya-stava) are implied.