The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे हरो देवो मत्स्व रूपेण संयुतः ॥ शालग्रामे गिरौ तस्मिञ्छिलारूपेण तिष्ठति ॥
tasminkṣetre haro devo matsva rūpeṇa saṃyutaḥ || śālagrāme girau tasmiñ chilārūpeṇa tiṣṭhati ||
उस जगह पर शिव भगवान रहते हैं। वो मेरे रूप में हैं। सालग्राम पर्वत पर पत्थर की शकल में बैठे हैं।
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It documents a Purāṇic rationale for venerating natural objects (stones) within a named sacred landscape, relevant to the history of pilgrimage and material religion in South Asia.
Śālagrāma is named; in scholarship it is commonly associated with the Śālagrāma region along the Gaṇḍakī river system in present-day Nepal, though Purāṇic usage can be broader and layered.
The verse implies careful regard for culturally significant natural formations, supporting a heritage-oriented ethic of respectful interaction with sacred landscapes.
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