एतल्लिंगं सुरश्रेष्ठ यन्मया निर्मितं तव । एतद्ये भक्तिसंयुक्ताः पश्यंति प्राणिनो भुवि
etalliṃgaṃ suraśreṣṭha yanmayā nirmitaṃ tava | etadye bhaktisaṃyuktāḥ paśyaṃti prāṇino bhuvi
“ഹേ സുരശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, ഞാൻ നിനക്കായി നിർമ്മിച്ച ഈ ലിംഗത്തെ—ഭൂമിയിൽ ഭക്തിയോടെ ദർശിക്കുന്ന ജീവികൾ…”
Dharmarāja (Yama)
Tirtha: Dharma-kṛta Liṅga (liṅga made by Dharmarāja)
Type: temple
Scene: Dharmarāja points to or presents the liṅga he fashioned for Śiva, speaking of devotees who behold it on earth; the liṅga is central, sanctified, and radiant.
Devotional darśana of a Śiva-liṅga at a tīrtha is itself a potent act of dharma, opening the way for purification.
The Yameśvara liṅga in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, established by Dharmarāja.
Darśana (beholding) of the liṅga with bhakti is highlighted as the key devotional act.