इमं प्रश्नं निशम्यैशिर्मुनेः कलशजन्मनः । प्रत्युवाच नमस्कृत्य शिवौ प्रणतसिद्धिदौ
imaṃ praśnaṃ niśamyaiśirmuneḥ kalaśajanmanaḥ | pratyuvāca namaskṛtya śivau praṇatasiddhidau
କଳଶଜନ୍ମା ମୁନିଙ୍କ ଏହି ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ ଶୁଣି ପ୍ରଭୁ—ପ୍ରଣତମାନଙ୍କୁ ସିଦ୍ଧିଦାତା ଉଭୟ ଶିବଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର କରି—ପ୍ରତିଉତ୍ତର ଦେଲେ।
Skanda (narrative transition; deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Upavārāṇasī context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Skanda (or the responding Lord) hears Agastya’s question and first bows reverently to Śiva—depicted as a paired/dual Śiva presence—before replying.
Proper narration begins with reverence—salutation to Śiva (and the divine pair) is presented as the source of siddhi and clarity.
No specific tīrtha is named; it is a framing verse within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered discourse.
Offering salutations (namaskāra) before commencing sacred speech or inquiry.