अतो लोकहितं गुह्यं भुक्तिमुक्त्योश्च साधनम् । धर्मं विज्ञातुमिच्छामि त्वत्प्रसादान्महेश्वर
ato lokahitaṃ guhyaṃ bhuktimuktyośca sādhanam | dharmaṃ vijñātumicchāmi tvatprasādānmaheśvara
因此,摩诃湿伐罗啊,承蒙你的恩典,我愿知晓那利益世间的秘密法(达摩),它既是世间福乐之道,也是解脱之门。
Sanatkumāra
Scene: A serene teaching setting: a youthful sage (Sanatkumara) or seeker with folded hands requests the ‘guhya dharma’ from Maheshvara/Rudra, who sits in calm majesty, suggesting initiation into a secret observance.
The highest dharma harmonizes loka-hita (world welfare) with bhukti (well-being) and mukti (liberation).
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it introduces a ‘secret’ Śaiva dharma.
None yet; the request sets up the revelation of a specific Śaiva mark/practice in the next verse.