श्रीदेव्युवाच । सर्वसृष्टिकृतां कर्तः सर्वज्ञप्रणतार्तिहन् । सुलक्षणा शुभाचारा सखी मेस्तु शुभोद्यमा
śrīdevyuvāca | sarvasṛṣṭikṛtāṃ kartaḥ sarvajñapraṇatārtihan | sulakṣaṇā śubhācārā sakhī mestu śubhodyamā
圣母天女说道:噢,一切造化之主,噢,全知的主,能除去礼拜者忧苦者——愿赐我一位相伴的善友,仪相端正,品行清净,常勤于吉祥之业。
Śrī Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (addressed as creator and omniscient lord)
Scene: Śrī Devī, in reverent posture, offers a hymn-like petition to the omniscient creator-lord, seeking a virtuous companion; the ambience suggests Kāśī’s sanctity—ghāṭas, lamps, and a subtle liṅga presence.
Approach the Lord with humility and seek virtues—good conduct, auspicious qualities, and right effort—as divine blessings.
The verse sits within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, framing devotion and boons within the sacred field of Kāśī, though this line itself is a prayer rather than a site-description.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it is a devotional petition (stuti/prārthanā).