नाम्ना नलेश्वरं देवि स्थापितं तु नलेन वै । दमयन्तीयुतेनैव ज्ञात्वा क्षेत्रं तदुत्तमम्
nāmnā naleśvaraṃ devi sthāpitaṃ tu nalena vai | damayantīyutenaiva jñātvā kṣetraṃ taduttamam
Ô Déesse, ce lieu porte le nom de Naleśvara ; en vérité, le roi Nala lui-même l’établit, avec Damayantī, après avoir reconnu ce kṣetra comme suprêmement sacré.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued instruction)
Tirtha: Naleśvara
Type: temple
Scene: King Nala and Queen Damayantī, travel-worn yet radiant, perform liṅga-pratiṣṭhā: placing the liṅga, pouring water, offering flowers; sages witness as the kṣetra glows with sanctity.
When great souls recognize a place’s sanctity, they consecrate it through devotion, turning geography into living dharma.
Naleśvara (a Śiva-liṅga/tīrtha) in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
No explicit rite; it narrates the founding (sthāpana) by Nala with Damayantī.