Shloka 11
Adhyaya 50 — देवपुर्यः, पुराणि, आयतनानि च; श्रीकण्ठाधिपत्य-प्रतिपादनम्
श्वेतोदरे मुनिश्रेष्ठाः सुपर्णस्य महात्मनः पिशाचके कुबेरस्य हरिकूटे हरेर्गृहम्
śvetodare muniśreṣṭhāḥ suparṇasya mahātmanaḥ piśācake kuberasya harikūṭe harergṛham
O best of sages, in Śvetodara is the sacred seat of the great-souled Suparṇa (Garuḍa); in Piśācaka is Kubera’s abode; and on Hari-kūṭa stands the dwelling of Hari—thus are these divine residences established in their respective holy regions.
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It situates Linga-centered pilgrimage within a wider tirtha-map: by knowing the divine abodes, the devotee approaches sacred space with śraddhā, preparing the mind (pāśa-kṣaya) for Shiva-upāsanā and the recognition of Pati beyond all locations.
Indirectly, it presents a Purāṇic vision where multiple deities have abodes, yet Shaiva teaching frames them within a single sacred order—supporting the Siddhāntic view that Pati (Śiva) is the ultimate ground, while other divine forms function within His cosmic governance.
Tīrtha-darśana and smaraṇa (recollecting holy sites) are implied—pilgrimage, purification, and disciplined devotion that support Pāśupata-oriented steadiness of mind prior to formal Liṅga-pūjā.