ब्रह्मणोऽनन्तरं विष्णुस्ततः शक्र स्ततोऽपरे । वालखिल्यादयो विप्रा मन्त्रैश्च शतरुद्रियैः
brahmaṇo'nantaraṃ viṣṇustataḥ śakra stato'pare | vālakhilyādayo viprā mantraiśca śatarudriyaiḥ
ब्रह्मा के बाद विष्णु ने, फिर शक्र (इंद्र) ने, और फिर अन्य देवों ने पूजा की। वालखिल्य आदि ऋषि—ब्राह्मण—मंत्रों से, तथा शतरुद्रिय सहित, पूजन करने लगे।
Pulastya, implied continuation
Tirtha: Arbuda acala-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (nṛpottama)
Scene: A grand worship sequence: Brahmā has finished; Viṣṇu offers tulasī/flowers and abhiṣeka; Indra follows with celestial offerings; Vālakhilya sages chant Śatarudrīya around the liṅga.
True reverence is universal: gods and sages together uphold dharma through mantra and Rudra-worship.
The narrative belongs to Arbuda-khaṇḍa within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, celebrating the sanctified sphere where Śaiva worship brings order.
Mantra-pūjā using Śatarudriya hymns as a formal means of worship.