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prīto ’vimukte bhagavāṁs
tasmai varam adād vibhuḥ
pitṛ-hantṛ-vadhopāyaṁ
sa vavre varam īpsitam

prītaḥ — satisfied; avimukte — at Avimukta, an especially holy area within the district of Kāśī; bhagavān — Lord Śiva; tasmai — to him; varam — a choice of benedictions; adāt — gave; vibhuḥ — the powerful demigod; pitṛ — of his father; hantṛ — the killer; vadha — to slay; upāyam — the means; saḥ — he; vavre — chose; varam — as his benediction; īpsitam — desired.

Satisfied by the worship, the powerful Lord Śiva appeared in the sacred precinct of Avimukta and offered Sudakṣiṇa his choice of benedictions. The prince chose as his benediction a means to slay his father’s killer.

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