अर्कोप्यवसरं ज्ञात्वा नत्वा शंभुं व्यजिज्ञपत् । प्रसन्नास्यमुमाकांतं दृष्ट्वा दृष्टचराचरः
arkopyavasaraṃ jñātvā natvā śaṃbhuṃ vyajijñapat | prasannāsyamumākāṃtaṃ dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭacarācaraḥ
于是阿尔迦(太阳)亦知时机已至,礼拜商婆而陈其所请。见到乌玛之爱侣面容安然——那观照一切动与不动者——便开口说道。
Narrator
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Arka, radiant yet humbled, bows to Śambhu; Śiva’s face is serene, with Umā beside him; the cosmos (moving and unmoving) implied as within Śiva’s gaze.
Even great deities approach Śiva with humility and proper timing, modeling reverent conduct.
The episode belongs to Kāśī’s māhātmya framework, where Śiva’s sovereignty in Kāśī is central.
Bowing (namaskāra) and petitioning the deity are implied devotional acts; no formal vrata is stated.