आकाशे तारकालिंगं पाताले हाटकेश्वरम् । स्वायंभुवं धारपृष्ठे तदेतत्त्रितयं समम्
ākāśe tārakāliṃgaṃ pātāle hāṭakeśvaram | svāyaṃbhuvaṃ dhārapṛṣṭhe tadetattritayaṃ samam
في السماء لِنْغَا تاراكَا؛ وفي العالم السفلي (باتالا) هاطاكِشْفَرا؛ وعلى سطح دارا اللِنْغَا المتجلّي بذاته. وهذه الثلاثية متساوية في القداسة والقوة.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Tārakā-liṅga / Hāṭakeśvara / Dhārā-svāyaṃbhuva (triad)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vertical cosmic composition: upper sky with Tārakā-liṅga amid stars; middle earth with Dhārā’s svayambhu-liṅga in a temple; lower netherworld with Hāṭakeśvara amid golden caverns—three liṅgas connected by a luminous axis, labeled as equal.
Śiva’s presence pervades all realms; liṅgas established in different cosmic regions are equally potent for devotion and liberation.
Dhārā is referenced as the terrestrial locus of a svayaṃbhu-liṅga, alongside celestial and subterranean liṅgas.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse establishes the equal greatness (samatva) of three liṅga manifestations.