ईश्वर उवाच । साधु पृष्टं त्वया देवि रहस्यं पापनाशनम् । यन्न कस्यचिदाख्यातं तत्ते वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः
īśvara uvāca | sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā devi rahasyaṃ pāpanāśanam | yanna kasyacidākhyātaṃ tatte vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥ
Wika ni Īśvara: Mabuti ang iyong pagtatanong, O Diyosa—ito’y lihim na pumupuksa sa kasalanan. Ang hindi ko pa naihayag kaninuman, iyon ay ipaliliwanag ko sa iyo nang lubos.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Īśvara, serene and majestic, addresses Devī in an intimate revelatory moment, indicating a ‘secret’ teaching; the background hints at the western sea and the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
Sacred knowledge, received through sincere inquiry, becomes a means of purification and spiritual upliftment.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Somnātha), where the Lord’s ‘secret’ account supports the shrine’s extraordinary sanctity.
No explicit rite is listed; the emphasis is on a purifying revelation (rahasya) connected to the holy place.