ईश्वर उवाच । पितामहवचः श्रुत्वा बाढमित्येव सागरः । ब्राह्मणेभ्यः सुरत्नानि ददौ श्रद्धा समन्वितः
īśvara uvāca | pitāmahavacaḥ śrutvā bāḍhamityeva sāgaraḥ | brāhmaṇebhyaḥ suratnāni dadau śraddhā samanvitaḥ
自在天说道:大海听闻祖父神(梵天)之言,便答曰:“如是。”怀具虔信,遂将上妙珍宝施与诸婆罗门。
Īśvara (Śiva) as narrator
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Someśvara-samudra context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Īśvara narrates: Brahmā speaks; the ocean bows and says ‘bāḍham’; then distributes radiant jewels to brāhmaṇas who bless him—an archetype of faithful giving.
Faithful obedience to divine instruction culminates in dāna, reinforcing dharma alongside tīrtha-glory.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the narrative context of sanctifying the ocean associated with Someśa.
Charity to brāhmaṇas (brāhmaṇa-dāna), specifically the giving of jewels with śraddhā.