ईश्वर उवाच । चण्डी तु प्रोच्यते देवी तस्या ईशस्त्वहं स्मृतः । तस्य मूलं स्मृतं लिंगं तदत्र पतितं यतः
īśvara uvāca | caṇḍī tu procyate devī tasyā īśastvahaṃ smṛtaḥ | tasya mūlaṃ smṛtaṃ liṃgaṃ tadatra patitaṃ yataḥ
Īśvara dit : « La Déesse est appelée Caṇḍī, et l’on se souvient de moi comme de son Seigneur. Ce liṅga est tenu pour son “mūla”, sa racine et sa source, car il est tombé ici. »
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Mūlacaṇḍīśa
Type: temple
Listener: munayaḥ (sages)
Scene: Śiva speaks authoritatively to the sages, explaining the name: Caṇḍī the Goddess, he as her Lord, and the liṅga as ‘mūla’ because it fell at this spot. The liṅga is shown with a subtle mark of descent—like a meteor of sanctity.
Sacred sites carry divine history; names of tīrthas and liṅgas preserve theological meaning and revelation.
The Mūlacaṇḍīśa liṅga-site within Prabhāsa kṣetra.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse explains the sacred name and origin (nāma-nirukti) of the liṅga.