आकाशे तारकालिंगं पाताले हाटकेश्वरम् । स्वायंभुवं धारपृष्ठे तदेतत्त्रितयं समम्
ākāśe tārakāliṃgaṃ pātāle hāṭakeśvaram | svāyaṃbhuvaṃ dhārapṛṣṭhe tadetattritayaṃ samam
आकाश में तारका-लिंग है, पाताल में हाटकेश्वर है, और धारा-भूमि पर स्वयम्भू (लिंग) है—यह त्रय समान (पवित्रता और प्रभाव में) है।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Tārakā-liṅga / Hāṭakeśvara / Dhārā-svāyaṃbhuva (triad)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vertical cosmic composition: upper sky with Tārakā-liṅga amid stars; middle earth with Dhārā’s svayambhu-liṅga in a temple; lower netherworld with Hāṭakeśvara amid golden caverns—three liṅgas connected by a luminous axis, labeled as equal.
Śiva’s presence pervades all realms; liṅgas established in different cosmic regions are equally potent for devotion and liberation.
Dhārā is referenced as the terrestrial locus of a svayaṃbhu-liṅga, alongside celestial and subterranean liṅgas.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse establishes the equal greatness (samatva) of three liṅga manifestations.