कृत्वा देवपते रूपमारुह्यैरावतं गजम् । अब्रवीद्वरदोऽस्मीति अंबरीषं नराधिपम्
kṛtvā devapate rūpamāruhyairāvataṃ gajam | abravīdvarado'smīti aṃbarīṣaṃ narādhipam
ದೇವಪತಿಯ ರೂಪವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿ, ಐರಾವತ ಗಜದ ಮೇಲೆ ಏರಿ, ವರದಾತನು ನರಾಧಿಪ ಅಂಬರೀಷನಿಗೆ— ‘ನಾನು ವರಕೊಡುವವನು’ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Even the gods approach true devotion with reverence, offering worldly favors—yet the devotee’s aim may remain higher than boons.
The Arbuda region is the overarching sacred setting in this section; the verse itself focuses on Indra’s arrival rather than a named tīrtha.
None; it narrates a divine encounter and the offer of a boon (vara).