कासि कस्यासि कल्याणि किमर्थं चापि रोदिषि । पृष्टा सा च रतिः सर्वं यथावृत्तं न्यवेदयत्
kāsi kasyāsi kalyāṇi kimarthaṃ cāpi rodiṣi | pṛṣṭā sā ca ratiḥ sarvaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ nyavedayat
“Siapakah engkau, milik siapakah engkau, wahai wanita yang mulia? Dan mengapa engkau menangis?” Ditanya demikian, Rati pun menceritakan semuanya tepat sebagaimana terjadi.
Nārada (narration; dialogue attributed to Himālaya)
Tirtha: Himādri-śṛṅga (mythic peak)
Type: peak
Scene: Himālaya, as a dignified elder, asks Rati her identity and the cause of her tears; Rati begins to recount the full story.
Purāṇic narrative uses compassionate inquiry and truthful recounting to reveal dharma behind painful events.
None explicitly; the setting remains the Himālaya region.
None.