पश्यन्पद्मासनस्थं च वैदनाथं महेश्वरम् । यमक्षरं वदंत्येव सर्वगं सर्ववेदिनम्
paśyanpadmāsanasthaṃ ca vaidanāthaṃ maheśvaram | yamakṣaraṃ vadaṃtyeva sarvagaṃ sarvavedinam
તેને પદ્માસનમાં વિરાજમાન મહેશ્વર વૈદ્યનાથનું દર્શન થયું—જેનને લોકો ‘અક્ષર’ કહે છે; જે સર્વવ્યાપી અને સર્વજ્ઞ છે.
Sūta (deduced: Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Vaidyanātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant Maheśvara Vaidyanātha seated in lotus posture, serene and omniscient, with a subtle aura suggesting all-pervasion; the devotee beholds him in awe and devotion.
Śiva is praised as the Imperishable, all-pervading knower; true pilgrimage culminates in darśana and inner realization of that Akṣara.
Vaidyanātha (a celebrated Śiva-tīrtha/temple tradition) is explicitly mentioned, indicating a Śaiva sacred site being praised in this chapter’s mahātmya.
No explicit ritual is stated here; the focus is on contemplative darśana of Vaidyanātha.
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