एवं चातुर्युगं नाम तस्य लिंगस्य कीर्तितम् । पापघ्नं पुण्यदं नॄणां कीर्त्तितं सर्वकामदम्
evaṃ cāturyugaṃ nāma tasya liṃgasya kīrtitam | pāpaghnaṃ puṇyadaṃ nṝṇāṃ kīrttitaṃ sarvakāmadam
Thus the liṅga’s “Cāturyuga” set of names has been declared. When praised and remembered, it destroys sin, grants merit to people, and is said to bestow all desired aims.
Śiva (to Devī/Umā, inferred)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra liṅga with ‘Cāturyuga’ names
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī/Umā
Scene: Devotees chant the four names of the liṅga (‘Cāturyuga’ naming), with sin symbolized as dark smoke dissolving into light; offerings and lamps surround the liṅga.
Kīrtana (devotional proclamation) of the Lord’s sacred names is itself a purifying act that yields puṇya and removes pāpa.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, through the praise of its liṅga and its four-yuga naming tradition.
Kīrtana/smaraṇa of the liṅga’s names (Bhairaveśvara, Sāvarṇikeśvara, Gālavēśvara, Śākalyeśvara) as a meritorious practice.
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