तदुत्पत्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु श्रद्धासमन्विता । पुरा दानवशार्दूलो महिषाख्यो महाबलः
tadutpattiṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu śraddhāsamanvitā | purā dānavaśārdūlo mahiṣākhyo mahābalaḥ
Agora narrarei a sua origem; escuta com fé. Outrora houve, entre os Dānavas, um tigre — o poderoso chamado Mahiṣākha — de grande força.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Yogeśvarī-sthāna (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva begins the Yogeśvarī origin tale, introducing the mighty dānava Mahiṣākha; the atmosphere shifts from pilgrimage instruction to mythic conflict prelude.
Śraddhā (faithful attention) is presented as the proper attitude for receiving tīrtha and Devī-origin teachings.
The narrative serves the māhātmya of Yogeśvarī in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, introducing her origin story.
None; it introduces a kathā (origin account) and instructs the listener to hear with faith.