इति कथितमशेषमेव चित्रं चरितमिदं तव देवि पुण्ययुक्तम् । इतरमपि तवातिवल्लभं यद्वद कथयामि महोदयं मुनीनाम्
iti kathitamaśeṣameva citraṃ caritamidaṃ tava devi puṇyayuktam | itaramapi tavātivallabhaṃ yadvada kathayāmi mahodayaṃ munīnām
Assim, ó Deusa, foi-te narrada esta história sagrada, maravilhosa e plenamente completa, rica em mérito. Agora relatarei também outro episódio, muitíssimo amado por ti, que traz grande elevação aos sábios muni.
Śiva (addressing Devī)
Purāṇic teaching is structured as progressive revelation—one merit-bearing account leads the listener toward deeper dharma.
The verse closes the Prabhāsa-related account and signals continuation; Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the narrative setting.
No explicit rite; it emphasizes the puṇya (merit) inherent in hearing and transmitting such accounts.