कृताश्रमः पूजयति सदा स्तंभेश्वरं मुनिः । सोऽप्येवं मामि वापृच्छन्मुनिं रोदनकारणम्
kṛtāśramaḥ pūjayati sadā staṃbheśvaraṃ muniḥ | so'pyevaṃ māmi vāpṛcchanmuniṃ rodanakāraṇam
وكان ذلك الحكيم، بعد أن أتمّ واجبات الأشرم (āśrama) على وجهها، يعبد ستَمبهيشفرا (Stambheśvara) على الدوام. فلما رآني على تلك الحال سألني سؤالَ رفيقِ الزهد عن سبب بكائي.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) describing the scene; the questioning is by another muni
Tirtha: Stambheśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage in simple garments performs daily worship to a Śiva-liṅga named Stambheśvara—offering water, bilva leaves, and lamps—within a shrine marked by a prominent pillar (stambha) motif.
Steady worship of Śiva at a sacred site (Stambheśvara) and compassionate inquiry into another’s suffering are both marks of dhārmic conduct.
The Stambheśvara shrine (a Śiva-sthāna), presented as a place of continual worship and sacred presence.
Regular pūjā (worship) of Stambheśvara is highlighted, implying daily devotional observance.