। सूत उवाच । तत्रैव स्थापितं लिंगं धुन्धुमारेण भूभुजा । सर्वरत्नमयं कृत्वा प्रासादं सुमनोहरम्
| sūta uvāca | tatraiva sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ dhundhumāreṇa bhūbhujā | sarvaratnamayaṃ kṛtvā prāsādaṃ sumanoharam
સૂત બોલ્યા—ત્યાં જ રાજા ધુન્ધુમારે લિંગની સ્થાપના કરી અને સર્વ પ્રકારના રત્નોથી રચાયેલ અતિ મનોહર પ્રાસાદ (મંદિર) બનાવ્યો.
Sūta
Tirtha: Dhundhumāreśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (contextual)
Scene: King Dhundhumāra installs a liṅga; artisans raise a dazzling prāsāda studded with gems; priests perform consecration rites; the temple gleams like a mountain of jewels.
Establishing a liṅga and building a temple are celebrated as kingly acts of devotion that anchor sanctity in a place for the benefit of all.
The shrine of Dhundhumāreśvara (the liṅga installed by King Dhundhumāra) within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrtha-māhātmya.
Liṅga installation (pratiṣṭhā) and consecrated temple-building as devotional acts.
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