अन्यं वरं वरे देव देयः सोप्यविचारितम् । स ते परोपकारार्थं जगद्रक्षामणे शिव
anyaṃ varaṃ vare deva deyaḥ sopyavicāritam | sa te paropakārārthaṃ jagadrakṣāmaṇe śiva
Bạch Đấng tối thượng trong chư thiên, xin ban thêm một ân phúc nữa, không do dự—vì lợi ích cho muôn loài, hỡi Śiva, Đấng hộ trì thế gian.
Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśīkhaṇḍa audience (sages)
Scene: A devotee/sage petitions Śiva for an additional boon explicitly for the benefit of all beings; Śiva appears as protector, calm yet sovereign, with Kāśī’s ghāṭas behind.
The highest boon is sought for loka-kalyāṇa—spiritual power should serve the welfare and liberation of beings.
Kāśī is the setting, as the discourse concerns its liberating status and universal benefit.
No ritual is prescribed; it is a request for a dharmic boon benefiting all.