गोपादित्यात्तथा लिंगं दर्शनात्सर्वकामदम् । अस्मिन्युगे समाख्यातं संतोषेश्वरसंज्ञितम्
gopādityāttathā liṃgaṃ darśanātsarvakāmadam | asminyuge samākhyātaṃ saṃtoṣeśvarasaṃjñitam
અને ગોપાદિત્ય પાસે તે લિંગ છે; જેના માત્ર દર્શનથી સર્વ કામનાઓ પૂર્ણ થાય છે. આ યુગમાં તે ‘સંતોષેશ્વર’ નામે પ્રસિદ્ધ છે।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Saṃtoṣeśvara (Liṅga)
Type: temple
Listener: Devī
Scene: A radiant Śiva-liṅga labeled ‘Saṃtoṣeśvara’ with devotees receiving blessings—some praying for health, progeny, knowledge; the shrine stands near a sun-associated marker (Gopāditya), suggesting solar light bathing the liṅga.
Sacred sites are portrayed as living sources of grace: darśana itself is said to yield both spiritual and worldly fulfillments.
Saṃtoṣeśvara Liṅga at Prabhāsa-kṣetra, associated with the vicinity of Gopāditya.
Darśana of the Saṃtoṣeśvara Liṅga is emphasized as the key devotional act.
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