ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महा देवि लिंगं तद्भरतेश्वरम् । तस्मादुत्तरकोणस्थं नातिदूरं व्यवस्थितम्
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahā devi liṃgaṃ tadbharateśvaram | tasmāduttarakoṇasthaṃ nātidūraṃ vyavasthitam
Īśvara dit : «Ensuite, ô Grande Déesse, il faut se rendre au Liṅga nommé Bharateśvara, établi non loin d’ici, dans le quartier du nord».
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Bharateśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) speaks to Devī, pointing north; a pilgrim path leads from one shrine to another; the Bharateśvara liṅga appears ahead, not far away, amid coastal vegetation and temple flags.
The Māhātmya frames pilgrimage as a mapped spiritual discipline, where each shrine is approached in sequence with reverence.
Bharateśvara Liṅga within Prabhāsakṣetra.
A directive to visit (gacchet) the Bharateśvara liṅga; no further rite is specified in this verse.