प्रार्थितस्त्वं यथा लेखैः परोपकृतये मुने । द्रुहिणेन तथा रुद्रः स्वरक्षण विचक्षणः
prārthitastvaṃ yathā lekhaiḥ paropakṛtaye mune | druhiṇena tathā rudraḥ svarakṣaṇa vicakṣaṇaḥ
Hỡi bậc hiền triết, như ông đã được thỉnh cầu bằng thư từ vì lợi ích của người khác, thì Rudra—bậc tinh tường trong việc gìn giữ cõi của mình—cũng được Druhiṇa (Brahmā) thỉnh cầu như vậy.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (implied protected domain)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Skanda draws an analogy: as Agastya was requested via written messages for others’ welfare, so Brahmā petitioned Rudra. Visualize a divine ‘lekha’ (palm-leaf letter) carried by a messenger between Brahmā’s court and Rudra’s abode, with Rudra poised as vigilant protector.
Even cosmic order is upheld through supplication and protection; divine narratives serve the welfare (paropakāra) of beings.
Kāśī is the implied sacred setting of the chapter, though this verse chiefly sets up the Brahmā–Rudra episode.
None; the verse establishes narrative causality through a divine petition.