अथ देवोऽसुररिपुः श्रुत्वा शंभुसमागमम् । द्विजराजाय स मुदा समदात्पारितोषिकम्
atha devo'suraripuḥ śrutvā śaṃbhusamāgamam | dvijarājāya sa mudā samadātpāritoṣikam
پھر دیوتا، اسوروں کا دشمن، شَمبھُو کی مجلس کی خبر سن کر خوشی سے برہمنوں کے راجا کو انعامِ رضا عطا کرنے لگا۔
Skanda (narrator)
Tirtha: Upavārāṇasī (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Hari, celebrated as the foe of Asuras, hears of Śambhu’s gathering and, delighted, grants a reward to a ‘king among Brahmins’—a preeminent sage/priestly figure.
Honoring sacred knowledge and its bearers is dharma; joyful giving and recognition of worthy recipients is praised.
Not explicit in this verse; it continues the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative thread that ultimately serves Kāśī’s māhātmya.
The act of giving a reward/fee of honor (pāritoṣika) to an eminent brāhmaṇa is implied as a dharmic practice.