क्रीडेयं तव देवेश त्रिलोचन महामते । किं कारणं विरूपाक्ष चेष्टितं ते स्मरार्दन
krīḍeyaṃ tava deveśa trilocana mahāmate | kiṃ kāraṇaṃ virūpākṣa ceṣṭitaṃ te smarārdana
Bạch Đấng Chúa tể chư thần, bậc Tam Nhãn, tâm trí vĩ đại—đây có phải là trò lila của Ngài chăng? Bạch Virūpākṣa, Đấng diệt Kāma—cớ sao Ngài lại hành xử như vậy?
Viṣṇu addressing Śiva
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of Kāśīkhaṇḍa; in-scene: Viṣṇu questioning Śiva
Scene: Viṣṇu addresses Śiva with iconic epithets—Trilocana, Virūpākṣa, Smarārdana—asking if the act is līlā and what its cause is; Śiva appears both ascetic and sovereign.
Śiva’s acts are often līlā with a hidden dharmic aim; devotees may ask the reason while maintaining reverence.
Kāśī is the textual frame (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), presenting Śiva’s deeds as part of Kāśī’s sacred greatness.
None; the verse is an inquiry into the cause of Śiva’s behavior.