गुहामध्यं प्रविष्टोऽसौ योगाभ्यासमुपाश्रितः । लिङ्गं तु स्थापितं तेन मार्कण्डेश्वरसंज्ञितम्
guhāmadhyaṃ praviṣṭo'sau yogābhyāsamupāśritaḥ | liṅgaṃ tu sthāpitaṃ tena mārkaṇḍeśvarasaṃjñitam
Ia memasuki bagian terdalam gua dan berlindung pada latihan yoga. Di sana ia menegakkan sebuah liṅga yang kemudian dikenal dengan nama Mārkaṇḍeśvara.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing the reply)
Tirtha: Mārkaṇḍeśvara
Type: cave
Listener: Uttānapāda
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya enters deep into a cave, seated in yogic posture; beside him a newly established liṅga on a stone pedestal, with subtle offerings and a calm, charged atmosphere.
Inner discipline (yoga) and outer consecration (liṅga-pratiṣṭhā) together generate enduring sacred power in a place.
The cave-shrine where Mārkaṇḍeya established the Mārkaṇḍeśvara liṅga.
Liṅga स्थापना (pratiṣṭhā/installation) is referenced as the founding act of the shrine.