अगस्त्य उवाच । कथं स भगवान्रुद्रो द्रुहिणेन कृपांबुधिः । प्रार्थितोभूत्किमर्थं च तन्मे ब्रूहि षडानन
agastya uvāca | kathaṃ sa bhagavānrudro druhiṇena kṛpāṃbudhiḥ | prārthitobhūtkimarthaṃ ca tanme brūhi ṣaḍānana
Agastya thưa: “Đức Rudra chí tôn, biển cả của lòng từ mẫn, đã được Druhiṇa (Phạm Thiên) khẩn cầu như thế nào, và vì mục đích gì? Hỡi Đấng Sáu Mặt (Skanda), xin hãy nói cho ta.”
Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda (Ṣaḍānana)
Scene: A forest-āśrama setting: Agastya, austere and radiant, asks Skanda (Ṣaḍānana) about Rudra’s being entreated by Brahmā; Skanda sits as a youthful divine teacher, spear and peacock emblem subtly present.
Even the highest cosmic authority (Brahmā) turns to Rudra’s compassion in times of world-crisis, teaching humility and reliance on divine grace.
The larger chapter context belongs to Kāśī/Avimukta Mahākṣetra, though this verse itself introduces the inquiry rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
None in this verse; it is a question that sets up the ensuing account.