प्रतिष्ठाप्य महालिंगं सर्वपातकनाशनम् । मध्यभागेऽत्र यल्लिंगं कोटिमेधेति विश्रुतम्
pratiṣṭhāpya mahāliṃgaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam | madhyabhāge'tra yalliṃgaṃ koṭimedheti viśrutam
Nachdem der große Liṅga errichtet wurde, der alle Sünden vernichtet—ist hier der Liṅga im mittleren Bereich als Koṭimedha berühmt.
Deductive (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrator, traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Tirtha: Koṭimedha-liṅga
Type: temple
Scene: A monumental central liṅga (Koṭimedha) rises in the heart of the precinct, radiating a sense of absolution; pilgrims gather in quiet, as if at the center of a cosmic mandala.
Śiva-liṅga worship in a consecrated kṣetra is portrayed as a powerful purifier that eradicates even accumulated sins.
Koṭimedha, the central liṅga/tīrtha within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Pratiṣṭhā (consecratory establishment) of a mahāliṅga is referenced; the verse emphasizes its sin-destroying efficacy.