ब्रह्मा जनार्दनश्चान्ये ये देवा जगति स्थिताः । अग्निलिंगसमीपस्थाः संध्याकाले स्तुवंति च
brahmā janārdanaścānye ye devā jagati sthitāḥ | agniliṃgasamīpasthāḥ saṃdhyākāle stuvaṃti ca
Brahmā, Janārdana et les autres dieux qui demeurent dans le monde—se tenant près de l’Agni-liṅga—élèvent des louanges à l’heure du crépuscule.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Agni-liṅga (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: temple
Scene: Dusk scene: Brahmā and Janārdana stand with folded hands near a blazing Agni-liṅga shrine; lamps flicker, sky turns indigo, priests chant; the main Somnātha liṅga is suggested nearby.
Even the highest deities honor Śiva at prescribed sacred times, highlighting the sanctity of sandhyā worship and the liṅga’s supremacy.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the vicinity of the Agni-liṅga.
Stuti (praise) at saṃdhyā-kāla (twilight), near the Agni-liṅga.