शिवालयं ददर्शाग्रे अनेकाश्चर्यमंडितम् । दृष्टं सुपूजितं लिंगं नानारत्नैः पृथक्पृथक्
śivālayaṃ dadarśāgre anekāścaryamaṃḍitam | dṛṣṭaṃ supūjitaṃ liṃgaṃ nānāratnaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak
Di hadapannya dia melihat sebuah kuil Śiva yang dihiasi dengan banyak keajaiban. Dia menyaksikan liṅga yang dipuja dengan sangat indah, dihias berasingan dengan pelbagai permata.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāreśvara/Śiva in Kedāra-kṣetra (temple revelation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The man looks ahead and suddenly beholds a wondrous Śiva-temple; inside, a liṅga shines, richly worshipped and adorned with many distinct jewels.
Darśana of a well-worshipped liṅga in a sanctified temple setting awakens awe (āścarya) and opens the heart to devotion.
The Śiva-temple and liṅga-shrine in Kedāra, central to the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s praise of the kṣetra.
Implied temple worship (pūjā) and adornment (ālaṅkāra) of the liṅga with various jewels.