सूत उवाच । भगवन्भूतभव्येश सर्वज्ञानमहानिधे । अवाप्य काशीं गीर्वाणैः किमकारि वदाच्युत
sūta uvāca | bhagavanbhūtabhavyeśa sarvajñānamahānidhe | avāpya kāśīṃ gīrvāṇaiḥ kimakāri vadācyuta
Sūta thưa: Bạch Đấng Bhagavan, Chúa tể của quá khứ và vị lai, kho tàng lớn của mọi tri thức—khi cùng chư thiên đến Kāśī, nơi ấy đã làm những gì? Xin nói cho con, hỡi Acyuta bất hoại.
Sūta (explicit)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: A revered sage addressed as ‘Acyuta’ in the verse (contextual addressee within the dialogue frame)
Scene: Sūta, seated in a forest-assembly or sacred recitation hall, addresses a revered sage with folded hands, asking about the divine events in Kāśī alongside the gods.
The verse sets a reverent inquiry-framework, presenting Kāśī as a divine theater worthy of detailed remembrance.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is explicitly named as the sacred destination.
None; it introduces a narrative inquiry about deeds performed in Kāśī.