The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
उत्तिष्ठ मुनि शार्दूल सफलस्ते मनोरथः ॥ त्वद्दक्षिणाङ्गाज्जातोऽस्मि पुत्रस्ते शाधि मां प्रभो ॥
uttiṣṭha muni śārdūla saphalas te manorathaḥ || tvad-dakṣiṇāṅgāj jāto 'smi putras te śādhi māṃ prabho ||
“Bangkitlah, wahai harimau di antara para muni; hasratmu telah berhasil. Dari sisi kananmu aku telah lahir sebagai puteramu—wahai tuan, ajarilah aku.”
Mahēśvara (in assumed form; speaking within the narrative)
It dramatizes a didactic relationship by reversing expectations: the extraordinary being requests instruction, reinforcing pedagogical ideals embedded in Purāṇic storytelling.
No geographic location is specified; the verse is a direct speech-act within the ongoing scene.
It elevates teaching and guidance (śāsana/śikṣā) as a central virtue—knowledge transmission is framed as the rightful culmination of fulfilled aspiration.
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