Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
यः पुनर्भूपतिर्भूत्वा पृथ्वीं दद्याद्धिरण्मयीम् । गौतमेश्वरदेवस्य पुरतः श्रद्धयान्वितः । चक्रवर्ती भवेन्नूनमेवमाह पितामहः
yaḥ punarbhūpatirbhūtvā pṛthvīṃ dadyāddhiraṇmayīm | gautameśvaradevasya purataḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ | cakravartī bhavennūnamevamāha pitāmahaḥ
Sesiapa yang menjadi raja lalu dengan penuh śraddhā mempersembahkan “Bumi Emas” (hadiah lambang seluruh dunia) di hadapan Dewa Gautameśvara—pasti menjadi cakravartin; demikianlah sabda Pitāmaha (Brahmā).
Bhartṛyajña
Tirtha: Gautameśvara
Type: temple
Scene: A king offers a golden model of the earth (a globe/map-like disc or miniature continents) at the feet of the Gautameśvara liṅga; priests conduct rites; Brahmā’s approving presence is hinted in the sky, signifying scriptural authority.
FAQs
Kingship attains legitimacy and expansion through faith-filled sacrifice and symbolic surrender of worldly possession at a sacred Śiva presence.
Gautameśvara-deva’s sacred presence (Gautameśvara shrine/tīrtha) is the focal locus for the described gift.
Offer a symbolic ‘golden earth’ (pṛthvī-dāna) before Gautameśvara with śraddhā to gain cakravartin status.