वामदेवशितिकंठशूलभृच्चंद्रशेखर फणींद्रभूषण । कामकृत्पशुपते महेश्वर त्वां नतोस्मि नतवांछितप्रद
vāmadevaśitikaṃṭhaśūlabhṛccaṃdraśekhara phaṇīṃdrabhūṣaṇa | kāmakṛtpaśupate maheśvara tvāṃ natosmi natavāṃchitaprada
ഹേ വാമദേവ, ഹേ നീലകണ്ഠ ത്രിശൂലധാരീ, ഹേ ചന്ദ്രശേഖര ഫണീന്ദ്രഭൂഷണ! ഹേ കാമദമന പശുപതി മഹേശ്വര, ഞാൻ നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു; നമിക്കുന്ന ഭക്തർക്കു അഭീഷ്ട വരങ്ങൾ നൽകേണമേ.
Mārtaṇḍa (Sūrya), inferred from immediate narrative context leading into Raviruvāca
Tirtha: Viśvanātha (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee in Kāśī bows before a radiant Śiva-liṅga; Śiva is envisioned with crescent moon, serpent-king ornaments, and trident, granting boons with a calm, compassionate gaze.
Humility and surrender: sincere bowing to Śiva brings the fulfillment of righteous desires and spiritual uplift.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), the kṣetra of Viśvanātha, where Śiva’s greatness is celebrated in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the act emphasized is namaskāra (reverent bowing) and devotional praise.