अस्मिन्क्षेत्रे महालिंगं गौतमेश्वरसंज्ञितम् । स्थापयामास भगवानहल्यासरसस्तटे
asminkṣetre mahāliṃgaṃ gautameśvarasaṃjñitam | sthāpayāmāsa bhagavānahalyāsarasastaṭe
In diesem heiligen Gebiet errichtete der Ehrwürdige einen großen Liṅga namens Gautameśvara am Ufer des Sees der Ahalyā.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Ahalyā-saras (with Gautameśvara on its bank)
Type: kund
Listener: Arjuna (Phālguna)
Scene: Gautama consecrates a towering Mahāliṅga named Gautameśvara on the shore of Ahalyā’s lake; priests/ṛṣis witness, offerings and lamps surround the liṅga, with the lake shimmering behind.
Holy places are sanctified further through liṅga-pratiṣṭhā, linking geography, devotion, and lasting dharma.
Ahalyāsaras (Ahalyā’s lake) and its bank, where the Gautameśvara liṅga is installed.
Sthāpana/pratiṣṭhā of a mahāliṅga—here named Gautameśvara—at the sacred lakeside.