अथ सा कथयामास दनुजापहृतेः कथाम् । रत्नेश्वरं वरावाप्तिं स्वप्नावस्थां विहाय च
atha sā kathayāmāsa danujāpahṛteḥ kathām | ratneśvaraṃ varāvāptiṃ svapnāvasthāṃ vihāya ca
Rồi nàng kể lại chuyện bị Dānava bắt cóc, và nói về Ratneśvara—cách nàng được ban ân phúc—gạt bỏ ý nghĩ rằng đó chỉ là trạng thái mộng mị.
Skanda (narrating a sub-story; ‘she’ speaks within it)
Tirtha: Ratneśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Companions in the narrative (implied)
Scene: A woman narrator recounts a dramatic abduction by a Dānava and the subsequent boon connected to Ratneśvara; listeners attentive; the scene alternates between calm narration and vivid flashback imagery.
Divine grace at Kāśī’s sacred Śiva-sites is presented as real and transformative, not a mere dream or passing illusion.
Ratneśvara (a Śiva focus within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred geography).
No direct prescription appears; the verse advances the testimony-style narrative supporting Ratneśvara’s māhātmya.