शांडिल्योनाम ब्रह्मर्षिः सारथिर्ब्रह्मणः स्मृतः । तपस्वी स महातेजा ज्ञाननिष्ठो जितेन्द्रियः
śāṃḍilyonāma brahmarṣiḥ sārathirbrahmaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ | tapasvī sa mahātejā jñānaniṣṭho jitendriyaḥ
Il y eut un brahmarṣi nommé Śāṇḍilya, dont on se souvient comme du cocher (sārathi) de Brahmā. Ascète d’un grand éclat, il demeurait établi dans la connaissance et avait dompté ses sens.
Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Śāṇḍilyeśvara (via Ṛṣi Śāṇḍilya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Ṛṣi Śāṇḍilya portrayed as luminous ascetic with matted hair and kamaṇḍalu; behind him a celestial chariot motif hints at ‘Brahmā’s charioteer’; his calm gaze and controlled posture signify jitendriya and jñāna-niṣṭhā.
The sanctity of a place is often linked to exemplary sages whose tapas and self-mastery ‘charge’ the tīrtha with spiritual potency.
Śāṇḍilyeśvara, whose māhātmya is grounded in the sage Śāṇḍilya’s presence and practice at Prabhāsa.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse establishes the sage’s qualifications (tapas, jñāna, sense-control).