तल्लिंगं स्थापयामास गोकर्णे गणनायकः । इन्द्रो ब्रह्मा मुकुन्दश्च विश्वेदेवा मरुद्गणाः
talliṃgaṃ sthāpayāmāsa gokarṇe gaṇanāyakaḥ | indro brahmā mukundaśca viśvedevā marudgaṇāḥ
ಆ ಲಿಂಗವನ್ನು ಗೋಕರ್ಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿವಗಣಗಳ ನಾಯಕನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದನು. ಇಂದ್ರ, ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ, ಮುಕುಂದ (ವಿಷ್ಣು), ವಿಶ್ವೇದೇವರು ಮತ್ತು ಮರುದ್ಗಣಗಳು ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು.
Unknown (narrative voice not identifiable from the isolated verse; likely Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Gokarṇa Mahābaleśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand consecration scene: a gaṇa-nāyaka installs the liṅga at Gokarṇa; Indra, Brahmā, Viṣṇu (Mukunda), Viśvedevās, and Maruts assemble in the sky and temple courtyard, showering flowers in reverence.
The sanctity of a tīrtha is reinforced through liṅga-pratiṣṭhā and the endorsement of divine assemblies, establishing it as a major Śaiva pilgrimage center.
Gokarṇa, as the place of liṅga installation and deva veneration.
Liṅga-sthāpanā/pratiṣṭhā (installation/establishment of the liṅga) is explicitly mentioned.