देव्युवाच । मनोरथतृतीयायां व्रतं कीदृक्कथा कथम् । किं फलं कैः कृतं नाथ कथयैतत्कृपां कुरु
devyuvāca | manorathatṛtīyāyāṃ vrataṃ kīdṛkkathā katham | kiṃ phalaṃ kaiḥ kṛtaṃ nātha kathayaitatkṛpāṃ kuru
Богиня сказала: «В Манората-тритийю что это за обет, каково его предание и как его исполнять? Каков плод, и кем он соблюдался? О Владыка, поведай мне это — яви милость».
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Manoratha-tṛtīyā (query initiating its māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Devī respectfully questions Īśvara: a seated divine couple in a serene setting, Devī’s hand in inquiry gesture, attendants/ṛṣis listening, signaling the start of a vrata-kathā.
Sacred observances should be learned with humility—asking for the right method, meaning, and fruit is itself dharmic.
The conversation is embedded in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa tradition, aligning the vow’s teaching with Kāśī’s sacred milieu.
The verse requests details of the Manoratha-tṛtīyā-vrata—its katha (origin story), vidhi (procedure), and phala (benefit).