sudakṣiṇaḥ - named Sudakṣiṇa; tasya - his (Kāśirāja's); sutaḥ - son; kṛtvā - executing; saṁsthā-vidhim - the funeral rituals; pateḥ - of his father; nihatya - by killing; pitṛ - of my father; hantāram - the killer; yāsyāmi - I will achieve; apacitim - revenge; pituḥ - for my father; iti - thus; ātmanā - with his intelligence; abhisandhāya - deciding; sa - with; upādhyāyaḥ - priests; mahā-īśvaram - the great Lord Śiva; su-dakṣiṇaḥ - being very charitable; arcayām āsa - he worshiped; parameṇa - with great; samādhinā - attention.

After the King’s son Sudakṣiṇa had performed the obligatory funeral rituals for his father, he resolved within his mind: “Only by killing my father’s murderer can I avenge his death.” Thus the charitable Sudakṣiṇa, together with his priests, began worshiping Lord Maheśvara with great attention.