शिवालयं ददर्शाग्रे अनेकाश्चर्यमंडितम् । दृष्टं सुपूजितं लिंगं नानारत्नैः पृथक्पृथक्
śivālayaṃ dadarśāgre anekāścaryamaṃḍitam | dṛṣṭaṃ supūjitaṃ liṃgaṃ nānāratnaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak
Vor ihm erblickte er einen Śiva-Tempel, geschmückt mit vielen Wundern. Er sah den Liṅga, vortrefflich verehrt und einzeln mit mancherlei Edelsteinen geziert.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāreśvara/Śiva in Kedāra-kṣetra (temple revelation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The man looks ahead and suddenly beholds a wondrous Śiva-temple; inside, a liṅga shines, richly worshipped and adorned with many distinct jewels.
Darśana of a well-worshipped liṅga in a sanctified temple setting awakens awe (āścarya) and opens the heart to devotion.
The Śiva-temple and liṅga-shrine in Kedāra, central to the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s praise of the kṣetra.
Implied temple worship (pūjā) and adornment (ālaṅkāra) of the liṅga with various jewels.