ताश्च तत्परिचारिण्यः प्रहृष्टास्यास्तदाऽभवन् । प्रोचुस्तां प्रणिपत्याथ पुण्यशीलां कलावतीम्
tāśca tatparicāriṇyaḥ prahṛṣṭāsyāstadā'bhavan | procustāṃ praṇipatyātha puṇyaśīlāṃ kalāvatīm
于是她的侍女们欢喜非常。她们俯首礼拜,向那德行圆满、功德具足的迦罗伐底(Kalāvatī)启言。
Narrator (Skanda in Kāśīkhaṇḍa context); quoted speech begins next verses
Tirtha: Jñānavāpī
Type: kund
Scene: Inside a royal or noble household, attendant women with bright faces bow to the virtuous Kalāvatī, hands folded, seeking guidance toward the sacred well of Kāśī.
Purāṇic dharma honors sanctity recognized in others—devotees respond to spiritual attainment with reverence and service.
Contextually Jñānavāpī in Kāśī, whose power has just been described.
Praṇāma (bowing) and respectful address to the virtuous are modeled as devotional conduct.