गुह्यं चैव तु संभूतं न कश्चिद्वेद तत्परम् । जन्माभ्यासेन तल्लिंगं ज्ञायते भुवि मानवैः
guhyaṃ caiva tu saṃbhūtaṃ na kaścidveda tatparam | janmābhyāsena talliṃgaṃ jñāyate bhuvi mānavaiḥ
C’est en vérité un secret profond, et nul ne connaît pleinement sa vérité suprême. Ce n’est que par une pratique poursuivie au fil de nombreuses naissances que ce Liṅga devient réellement connu des humains sur la terre.
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somēśa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (implied)
Scene: A pilgrim-sādhaka sits before the Somēśa Liṅga; behind him, faint silhouettes of past lives form a spiral of practice leading to a sudden inner illumination.
True knowledge of Śiva is not merely intellectual; it ripens through sustained sādhana accumulated over lifetimes.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra and its central Liṅga associated with Somēśa/Somnātha.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes long-term spiritual discipline (abhyāsa) as the means to realization.