हाटकेश्वरमित्युक्तमस्ति क्षेत्रमनुत्तमम् । लिंगस्य पतनाज्जातं देवदेवस्य शूलिनः
hāṭakeśvaramityuktamasti kṣetramanuttamam | liṃgasya patanājjātaṃ devadevasya śūlinaḥ
હાટકેશ્વર નામે એક અનુત્તમ પવિત્ર ક્ષેત્ર છે; તે દેવોના દેવ ત્રિશૂલધારી શિવના લિંગના પ્રાકટ્ય-પતનથી ઉત્પન્ન થયું છે.
Bṛhaspati (as reported in Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant liṅga descends or ‘falls’ onto a sanctified ground; Śiva as Śūlin (trident-bearing) presides, while the landscape transforms into a luminous kṣetra with devotees and sages witnessing the epiphany.
Śiva establishes protected centers of holiness; devotion to the liṅga connects devotees to an imperishable sacred presence.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra is explicitly glorified as an unsurpassed sacred region.
No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; it provides the kṣetra’s name and Śaiva origin (liṅga-avataraṇa).
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