तल्लिंगस्यैव माहात्म्यात्ततश्चंद्रेश्वरोऽभवत् । तस्य लिंगस्य माहात्म्याच्चंद्रमा गतकल्मषः
talliṃgasyaiva māhātmyāttataścaṃdreśvaro'bhavat | tasya liṃgasya māhātmyāccaṃdramā gatakalmaṣaḥ
Par la grandeur de ce Liṅga même, il fut alors nommé Candreśvara ; et par la grandeur de ce Liṅga, la Lune fut délivrée de toute souillure.
Narrative context (speaker not explicit in this verse; within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya discourse)
Tirtha: Candreśvara (Somnātha/Prabhāsa liṅga-context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant Śiva-liṅga at Prabhāsa; the Moon-god (Candra) approaches with folded hands, his blemish fading as cool lunar rays mingle with the liṅga’s aura; attendants and sages witness the transformation; the epithet ‘Candreśvara’ is proclaimed.
The māhātmya of the sacred Liṅga is presented as a direct purifier, granting both renewed identity and freedom from impurity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, through the Liṅga whose greatness establishes Candreśvara and purifies Candra.
Implicitly, continued Liṅga devotion; the verse highlights the Liṅga’s māhātmya as the cause of purification and renown.