व्यलोकयन्त सर्वत्र दृष्ट्वा तत्र महेश्वरम् । नासौ दृष्टिपथे तेषां बभूव भयविह्वलः
vyalokayanta sarvatra dṛṣṭvā tatra maheśvaram | nāsau dṛṣṭipathe teṣāṃ babhūva bhayavihvalaḥ
Sie blickten überall umher und suchten dort Maheśvara; doch Er trat nicht in ihr Blickfeld, und sie wurden von Furcht erschüttert.
Gālava
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages scanning the horizon around the colossal liṅga; empty space where Śiva is sought; their faces turn from hope to fear, hands clutching rosaries and waterpots.
The Lord is not always grasped by ordinary sight; reverent seeking and inner readiness are implied.
A Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha associated with Maheśvara and a great liṅga, later identified in context with Narmadā/Amarakantaka.
No explicit rite; the emphasis is on seeking darśana and the awe it produces.