ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि लिंगं वै हाटकेश्वरम् । जरद्गवात्पूर्वभागे धनुषां षष्टिभिस्त्रिभिः
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi liṃgaṃ vai hāṭakeśvaram | jaradgavātpūrvabhāge dhanuṣāṃ ṣaṣṭibhistribhiḥ
ઈશ્વરે કહ્યું—હે મહાદેવી! ત્યારબાદ જરદગવના પૂર્વ ભાગે ત્રેસઠ ધનુષ જેટલા અંતરે સ્થિત ‘હાટકેશ્વર’ નામના લિંગ પાસે જવું જોઈએ.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Īśvara addresses Devī, pointing eastward; a pilgrim path leads from Jaradgaveśvara to a golden-hued shrine of Hāṭakeśvara, with distance markers symbolized by bows (dhanuṣ) or stepping-stones.
Pilgrimage is mapped as disciplined movement through sacred space, guided by Śiva toward specific liṅgas and tīrthas.
Hāṭakeśvara liṅga, described in relation to Jaradgava within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
The instruction is to go (visit) the liṅga; detailed worship procedures appear in subsequent verses.
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