अथ सा प्राह तं देवं प्रणिपत्य महेश्वरम् । किमर्थं देव सृष्टास्मि ममादेशः प्रदीयताम्
atha sā prāha taṃ devaṃ praṇipatya maheśvaram | kimarthaṃ deva sṛṣṭāsmi mamādeśaḥ pradīyatām
అప్పుడు ఆమె మహేశ్వర దేవునికి నమస్కరించి పలికింది—“దేవా! నన్ను ఏ ప్రయోజనార్థం సృష్టించారు? దయచేసి నాకు మీ ఆజ్ఞను ప్రసాదించండి।”
Kanyakā (the manifested maiden)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Frame listener(s)
Scene: The white-clad maiden stands with folded hands, bowing to Maheśvara, her face earnest; Śiva remains composed in yogic majesty, receiving her question about purpose and command.
Auspicious power must be guided by dharma; the right course is to seek the Lord’s command and serve a sacred purpose.
The command she seeks pertains to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra and its revered Pādukās, within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
The verse introduces the request for ādeśa; the detailed pūjā and mantra procedures are given in the following verses.