इति ब्रह्मवचः श्रुत्वा विधूमो नातिहृष्टवान् । स्ववेश्म प्राविशत्तूर्णमामंत्र्य चतुराननम्
iti brahmavacaḥ śrutvā vidhūmo nātihṛṣṭavān | svaveśma prāviśattūrṇamāmaṃtrya caturānanam
ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ വചനങ്ങൾ കേട്ട് വിധൂമൻ അതിയായി സന്തോഷിച്ചില്ല; ചതുരാനനനായ പ്രഭുവിനോട് വിടപറഞ്ഞ് അവൻ വേഗത്തിൽ തന്റെ ഭവനത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു।
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a recitation frame—deduced).
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (contextual)
Scene: Vidhūma, subdued, bows to Brahmā (four-faced), then departs swiftly into his dwelling; the contrast between divine radiance and the recipient’s muted mood is central.
Divine instruction may be difficult to accept, yet dharma requires proceeding with the prescribed remedy.
Indirectly the Setu-region tīrtha narrative; the immediate focus is the transition after Brahmā’s instruction about Cakratīrtha.
None directly; it records Vidhūma’s response after hearing the snāna-based prescription.