The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā
ब्रह्मोवाच । किं तपः क्रियते भद्रे कार्यमावेक्ष्य शोभते । तुष्टोऽस्मि ते विशालाक्षि वरं किं ते ददाम्यहम् ॥
brahmovāca | kiṁ tapaḥ kriyate bhadre kāryam āvekṣya śobhate | tuṣṭo 'smi te viśālākṣi varaṁ kiṁ te dadāmy aham ||
Brahma rzekł: Dla jakiego celu podejmowana jest ta asceza, o łaskawa? Gdy rozważy się zamierzony cel, przedsięwzięcie to jest godne pochwały. Jestem z ciebie zadowolony, o o szerokich oczach, jakie błogosławieństwo mam ci nadać?
Brahmā
It uses a standard Sanskrit narrative convention—the boon-offer (vara)—which structures many Purāṇic episodes and helps encode ethical causality (effort leading to reward).
No location is named within the direct speech; context places the exchange at/near Śvetaparvata.
The verse explicitly endorses intentionality: practices like tapas are portrayed as ‘fitting’ when aligned with a considered purpose (kārya).
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